Possum Kingdom Fish Hatchery
Possum Kingdom Fish Hatchery is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 279 m. Crawford Mountain stands 443 m to the south-southeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is McAdams Peak, a peak 2.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 4.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Parks and Wildlife
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Buzzards Roost Lookout · 3 mi
- Limestone Lookout · 4 mi
- Longhorn Lookout · 4 mi
- Golden-cheeked Warbler · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- McAdams Peak: 2.1 mi
- Schoolhouse Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Schoolhouse Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Storms Mountain: 3.7 mi
- McAvoy Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps at Possum Kingdom State Park: 8.4 mi
- Palo Pinto County: 8.7 mi
- Palo Pinto Cemetery: 9.4 mi
- First Christian Church: 9.4 mi
- Courthouses of Palo Pinto County: 9.5 mi
- Camp Grady Spruce: 3.5 mi
- Camp Constantin: 4.2 mi
- Possum Kingdom State Park: 8.0 mi
- Blackman Park: 10.9 mi
- Mineral Wells Fossil Park: 13.3 mi
- Lets Grow Crazy: 18.0 mi
- Navy Garden: 22.2 mi
- Semper Fi Garden: 22.2 mi
- Vietnam Memorial Garden: 22.2 mi
- Reflection Garden: 22.2 mi
- Palo Pinto County Old Jail Museum: 9.6 mi
- Little Rock School House Museum: 17.6 mi
- National Vietnam War Museum: 22.2 mi
- W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas: 24.9 mi
- Eliasville: 21.4 mi
- La Casa: 24.3 mi
- Thurber: 24.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 6.7 mi
- State park swim beach: 22.0 mi
- Bass Tank: 11.6 mi
- Greetings from Mineral Wells: 17.9 mi
- Thurber Smokestack: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Possum Kingdom Fish Hatchery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford Mountain | SSE 157° | 443 m | 6.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | S 185° | 443 m | 9.2 mi |
| Bear Mountain | N 359° | 438 m | 12.4 mi |
| Yates Hill | WSW 239° | 435 m | 18.5 mi |
| Indian Mountain | N 353° | 434 m | 11.6 mi |
| Ross Mountain | N 3° | 431 m | 13.2 mi |
| C J Mountain | WSW 254° | 424 m | 20.0 mi |
| Deck Mountain | NNE 15° | 423 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 20:09 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:54 | 17:32 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 46 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Palo Pinto, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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