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Welgehausen Ranch

Welgehausen Ranch from directly overhead

Welgehausen Ranch is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 541 m. Cherry Mountain stands 660 m to the southwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is St. John's Lutheran Church, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.0 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1983
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.44340, -98.83753

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Little Rock: 4.1 mi
  • Sagebiel Hills: 4.4 mi
  • Turkey Peak: 4.5 mi
  • Enchanted Rock: 4.5 mi
  • Freshman Mountain: 4.8 mi
Ghost towns: 14
Parks: 11
  • Enchanted Rock State Natural Area: 4.5 mi
  • Marktplatz von Fredericksburg: 11.7 mi
  • Gillespie County Park: 11.8 mi
  • Old Fair Park: 12.2 mi
  • Fort Martin Scott: 13.4 mi
Museums: 9
Springs: 8
  • Rock Pasture Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Marschall Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Mulberry Spring: 23.6 mi
  • Kentner Spring: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Roos Falls: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 19.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Welgehausen Ranch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cherry MountainSW 233°660 m5.8 mi
RoundheadWSW 238°653 m12.1 mi
Cedar MountainWNW 298°608 m5.2 mi
County Line HillWNW 290°601 m11.2 mi
Buckeye PointW 262°601 m12.2 mi
Schlaudt HillsSSW 201°597 m11.7 mi
CedarheadS 182°595 m9.3 mi
Sagebiel HillsNW 311°594 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1519:47
June solstice06:3420:0620:41
September equinox07:2419:0219:33
December solstice07:2917:0317:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158667379828276675649
Precip in1.61.82.52.64.33.01.92.43.33.12.22.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericksburg, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403618102

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