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Peckerwood Hill

Peckerwood Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Peckerwood Hill rises to 144 m in Texas. Smith Hill stands 126 m to the northwest, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 0.8 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Texas, United States of America

Wikidata Q31707840, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
144 m

How to reach it

Coordinates30.71158, -95.53911

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 47
  • Josey Park: 0.8 mi
  • Sam Houston Home (Duck Pond Park): 0.9 mi
  • Josey Park: 1.0 mi
  • Rather Park: 1.0 mi
  • Bearkat Field: 1.0 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Smith Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Gospel Hill: 13.6 mi
  • Blue Bonnet Hill: 13.7 mi
  • Shepard Hill: 16.2 mi
  • Liberty Hill: 18.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Smith HillNW 311°126 m1.9 mi
Blue Bonnet HillSW 232°96 m13.7 mi
Shepard HillS 175°95 m16.2 mi
Gospel HillNE 53°92 m13.6 mi
Liberty HillE 81°82 m18.7 mi
Rocky HillENE 57°77 m19.1 mi
Camp HillENE 59°61 m19.6 mi
Darby HillE 81°54 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0219:34
June solstice06:2119:5320:29
September equinox07:1118:4819:20
December solstice07:1616:4917:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495359667380828277685851
Precip in4.63.43.83.94.55.53.14.14.54.64.74.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntsville, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1382471 — Peckerwood Hill, Walker County, Texas.

OpenStreetMap element node/356752361

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