Texter Mountain Nature Preserve
Texter Mountain Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 309 m. Eagle Peak stands 396 m to the northwest, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Robesonia Furnace Triangle, a park 2.2 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lancaster Conservancy
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Robesonia Furnace Triangle: 2.2 mi
- WeSH Park: 2.8 mi
- H. P. Robeson Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
- South Mountain Park: 3.3 mi
- Chapel Gate Community Park: 3.4 mi
- South Mountain Manor: 2.7 mi
- Eagle Peak: 2.7 mi
- Kline Hill: 3.0 mi
- Cushion Peak: 4.0 mi
- Cannon Hill: 8.4 mi
- Womelsdorf War Memorial: 4.0 mi
- The Wilson Bulldog: 8.0 mi
- Toll House: 8.6 mi
- Ephrata War Memorial: 9.1 mi
- Sherk Bench: 9.2 mi
- Mother Tucker's Antiques: 7.4 mi
- Farm Life in Berks County: 7.5 mi
- Raggedy Ann's Ice Cream Shop: 7.5 mi
- Grace's Pharmacy: 7.5 mi
- The Toy Maker and his Shoppe: 7.5 mi
- Conservation Heritage Museum: 6.0 mi
- Gemberling-Rex House: 7.6 mi
- Historic Schaefferstown: 8.0 mi
- Seiverling Museum, Car and Pedal Car Museum: 8.8 mi
- Ephrata Cloister: 9.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 225: 2.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 220: 2.8 mi
- Moyer's Meadow Park: 8.9 mi
- Ephrata Mountain Conservation Area: 9.2 mi
- Edgewater Meadow Park: 9.5 mi
- Santa Claus: 7.5 mi
- Winters Leadership Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Der Distelfink Statue: 9.8 mi
- Sculpture Plaza: 9.8 mi
- Lion Shrine: 9.9 mi
- The Courtyard: 8.7 mi
- Doctor's Grove: 9.8 mi
- Salad & Herb Garden: 9.8 mi
- The Labyrinth Garden: 9.9 mi
- Trudy's Garden: 10.3 mi
- White Oak Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Red Rock Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Sunfish Pond Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Penryn Church Grove: 13.6 mi
- Bortz Pavilion: 13.6 mi
- Bethany Childrens Home Spring: 3.2 mi
- Schaefferstown Spring: 7.7 mi
- Springs of Punches Run: 10.2 mi
- Mammoth Spring: 11.9 mi
- Lititz Spring: 13.6 mi
- Old Quarry Pit: 10.2 mi
- Round Head: 16.1 mi
- Peace Rock: 19.5 mi
- Indian Rock: 21.2 mi
- Millers Point: 21.9 mi
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 17.9 mi
- Willow Hill Covered Bridge: 20.0 mi
- Acrigg's Falls: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Texter Mountain Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | NW 316° | 396 m | 2.7 mi |
| Governor Dick Hill | WSW 255° | 350 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Penn | E 79° | 342 m | 13.2 mi |
| Little Mountain | NW 308° | 337 m | 18.7 mi |
| Church Hill | ENE 76° | 332 m | 16.8 mi |
| Swope Mountain | NW 313° | 332 m | 21.1 mi |
| Spring Hill | WSW 253° | 331 m | 14.7 mi |
| Deer Path Hill | ENE 71° | 326 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:58 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:59 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blue Marsh Lake, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4013794705
Day trips start here
- Reading · 12 mi
- Intercourse · 19 mi
- Lancaster County · 19 mi
- Honey Brook · 20 mi
- Lancaster · 20 mi
- Strasburg · 23 mi
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