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Y.O. Ranch

Y.O. Ranch from directly overhead

Y.O. Ranch is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 703 m. Guadalupe stands 740 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Divide School, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 11 miles off. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1986
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates30.12093, -99.61186

46 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 17
Springs: 10
  • Joy Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Bee Caves Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Muskhog Spring: 13.3 mi
  • White Oak Spring: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Peaks: 4
  • Red Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Gobblers Knob: 7.0 mi
  • Guadalupe: 14.2 mi
  • White Bluff: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Schumacher Crossing Rest Area: 17.6 mi
  • Area C: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 2
Parks: 1
  • Lions Park: 21.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Stonehenge II: 22.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Y.O. Ranch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GuadalupeS740 m14.2 mi
Red HillESE679 m5.2 mi
Gobblers KnobNW676 m7.0 mi
White BluffSE545 m23.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1919:50
June solstice06:3820:0920:44
September equinox07:2819:0519:36
December solstice07:3117:0717:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F455057647278818174655447

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hunt 10 W, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12438098864

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