Fort Clark Guardhouse
Fort Clark Guardhouse is a museum in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 367 m. Black Mountain stands 634 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is New Cavalry Barracks, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
The story
former military base near Brackettville, Texas
Wikidata Q5470929, matched on coordinates and name (151 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1962
- Elevation
- 367 m
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
- 25.8 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
67 named places within 25 miles
- New Cavalry Barracks: 0.0 mi
- Palisado Kitchen/Mess Room: 0.1 mi
- Fort Clark Post Theater: 0.1 mi
- 1873 Infantry Barracks: 0.1 mi
- Army Service Club: 0.1 mi
- Las Moras Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Elm Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Pinto Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Indian Head Peak: 12.1 mi
- Turkey Mountain: 14.0 mi
- Barrilla Bluff: 18.6 mi
- Chimney Bluff: 23.1 mi
- Tequesquite Spring: 18.2 mi
- Kickapoo Cavern State Park: 21.3 mi
- Dabney: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Clark Guardhouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | NNE 13° | 634 m | 22.7 mi |
| Indian Mountain | NNE 19° | 622 m | 23.6 mi |
| Boiling Mountain | NE 51° | 602 m | 23.8 mi |
| Dutch Mountain | NNE 18° | 588 m | 20.9 mi |
| Salmon Peak | NE 52° | 547 m | 19.5 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | ENE 70° | 545 m | 14.0 mi |
| Loma la Cruz | NE 46° | 532 m | 19.3 mi |
| Whitecotton Peaks | ENE 60° | 530 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:22 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:44 | 20:10 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 17:13 | 17:49 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brackettville, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6277479409
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