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Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Management Area

Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 197 m. Shell Mountains stands 361 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Bridge Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 1.0 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
197 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates31.29739, -97.48640
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Iron Bridge Park: 1.4 mi
  • Mother Neff State Park: 1.6 mi
  • Leona Park: 5.5 mi
  • McGregor Park: 6.3 mi
  • Mattie Neely Park: 7.1 mi
Historic sites
Peaks: 45
  • Bland Mountain: 5.8 mi
  • Owl Creek Mountains: 6.5 mi
  • Bread Tray Mountain: 7.7 mi
  • King Mountain: 8.6 mi
  • Tweedle Mountain: 8.9 mi
Museums: 13
Gardens: 7
Attractions: 5
  • CCC Rock Tower: 1.9 mi
  • Bird Blind: 2.0 mi
  • CCC Plaque: 2.4 mi
  • Historic Bell: 2.4 mi
  • Old Town Salado: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Silverstone Park Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
  • Wyndham Hill Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shell MountainsW 273°361 m20.5 mi
Bagget MountainWNW 284°356 m24.2 mi
McCluskey MountainWNW 285°356 m24.9 mi
Culp MountainWNW 286°356 m24.9 mi
Manning MountainsW 266°349 m18.3 mi
Williamson MountainW 268°340 m20.6 mi
Bushy KnobW 269°337 m20.6 mi
McMillan MountainsSW 230°334 m24.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1019:42
June solstice06:2720:0220:38
September equinox07:1918:5619:28
December solstice07:2616:5517:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057647280838477675648
Precip in2.62.73.43.04.93.72.32.23.14.62.82.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcgregor, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356754422

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