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Iron Bridge Wildlife Management Area

Iron Bridge Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Iron Bridge Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 184 m. Shell Mountains stands 361 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 0.8 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
184 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.30128, -97.49613

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mother Neff State Park: 1.7 mi
  • Iron Bridge Park: 2.0 mi
  • Leona Park: 5.9 mi
  • McGregor Park: 6.6 mi
  • Mattie Neely Park: 7.6 mi
Peaks: 45
  • Bland Mountain: 6.0 mi
  • Owl Creek Mountains: 6.3 mi
  • Bread Tray Mountain: 7.0 mi
  • King Mountain: 7.9 mi
  • Tweedle Mountain: 9.2 mi
Gardens: 7
Attractions: 5
  • CCC Rock Tower: 2.1 mi
  • Bird Blind: 2.1 mi
  • CCC Plaque: 2.5 mi
  • Historic Bell: 2.5 mi
  • Old Town Salado: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Silverstone Park Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
  • Wyndham Hill Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shell MountainsW 273°361 m19.9 mi
Bagget MountainWNW 283°356 m23.6 mi
McCluskey MountainWNW 285°356 m24.2 mi
Culp MountainWNW 285°356 m24.3 mi
Manning MountainsW 265°349 m17.8 mi
Williamson MountainW 267°340 m20.0 mi
Bushy KnobW 269°337 m20.0 mi
McMillan MountainsSW 229°334 m23.8 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356754427

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