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Muse Wildlife Management Area

Muse Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Muse Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 542 m. Hog Mountains stands 585 m to the north-northwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Salt Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 5.4 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.89091, -98.83773

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 32
  • Lake Brownwood State Park: 11.3 mi
  • Early City Park: 12.1 mi
  • Comanche City Park: 12.9 mi
  • Riverside Park: 13.3 mi
  • Bunin Park: 14.1 mi
Peaks: 23
  • Salt Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Star Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Hog Mountains: 3.9 mi
  • Long Mountain: 8.2 mi
  • Round Mountain: 8.3 mi
Museums: 4
  • Comanche County Museum: 10.6 mi
  • Brown County Museum of History: 14.3 mi
  • Martin & Frances Lehnis Railroad Musuem: 14.6 mi
  • Terrill Antique Car Museum: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hog MountainsNNW 340°585 m3.9 mi
Star MountainNE 41°577 m1.6 mi
Coyote PeakNW 325°571 m19.9 mi
Long MountainE 80°562 m8.2 mi
Round MountainENE 74°554 m8.3 mi
Salt MountainS 180°550 m1.3 mi
Spur MountainSE 144°549 m15.6 mi
Long Pompey MountainSSE 147°537 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1519:47
June solstice06:3120:0920:45
September equinox07:2419:0119:34
December solstice07:3216:5917:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444855637279828275655446
Precip in1.31.92.52.44.93.72.32.83.02.82.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rising Star 1S, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/11725702474

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