Mushaway Peak
Mushaway Peak rises to 870 m in Texas. Gail Mountain stands 886 m to the northwest, 4.2 miles off. Texas Plains Trail passes 4.1 miles off. 29 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
The story
Mushaway Peak is a small but conspicuous butte located 4 mi (6.4 km) southeast of Gail in central Borden County, Texas. It is one of the region's most venerable landmarks. The summit of this peak rises to an altitude of 2,851 ft (869 m) above sea level, which is roughly the same altitude as the High Plains of the Llano Estacado 10 mi (16 km) to the northwest. Mushaway Peak is in fact an erosional remnant of what was once a much larger Llano Estacado that has gradually retreated by the process of headward erosion. Its resistant cap has protected its underlying sediments, which have remained intact while surrounding sediments have been eroded away by Grape Creek and Bull Creek, two tributaries of the upper Colorado River.
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Wikidata Q6941240, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 870 m
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
29 named places within 25 miles
- Mushaway Peak: 3.5 mi
- 1902-1904 Land Rushes: 4.1 mi
- Borden County: 4.1 mi
- Borden County Jail: 4.1 mi
- Gail Cemetery: 4.3 mi
- Gail Mountain: 4.2 mi
- East Gunsight Mountain: 14.7 mi
- West Gunsight Mountain: 14.8 mi
- Hathaway Hill: 15.2 mi
- Flattop Mountain: 20.8 mi
- Red Bluffs: 7.1 mi
- Cedar Point: 8.4 mi
- Caprock Escarpment: 15.9 mi
- Mesquite: 16.7 mi
- Justiceburg: 24.8 mi
- Borden County Museum: 4.1 mi
- Bull Creek Park: 16.0 mi
- US-87 Knotts Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mushaway Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gail Mountain | NW 307° | 886 m | 4.2 mi |
| West Gunsight Mountain | S 191° | 818 m | 14.8 mi |
| East Gunsight Mountain | S 188° | 814 m | 14.7 mi |
| Hathaway Hill | ENE 71° | 793 m | 15.2 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | SSE 158° | 765 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:25 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:39 | 20:21 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 17:07 | 17:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 64 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gail, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1342291 — Mushaway Peak, Borden County, Texas.
OpenStreetMap element node/356712536
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