Castle Mountain
Castle Mountain is a peak in Burnet, Texas and has an elevation of 1,043 feet. Castle Mountain is situated nearby to the village Cottonwood Shores, as well as near the town Horseshoe Bay.Places of Interest
Highlights include Wirtz Dam and Thomas C. Ferguson Power Plant.
Wirtz Dam
Dam
Wirtz Dam was constructed from 1949 to 1951 to provide hydroelectric power and to form Lake Lyndon B. Johnson, one of the Texas Highland Lakes. Lake LBJ ‒ as it is more commonly referred to ‒ provides cooling water for the Lower Colorado River Authority's Thomas C. Ferguson Power Plant along Horseshoe Bay.
Thomas C. Ferguson Power Plant
Power station
The Thomas C. Ferguson Power Plant consists of dual natural gas fired turbines and a single steam turbine run by exhaust heat from the gas turbines in a combined cycle configuration that generates 540 megawatts of electricity.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cottonwood Shores and Horseshoe Bay.
Cottonwood Shores
Village
Cottonwood Shores is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,403 at the 2020 census.
Horseshoe Bay
Town
Horseshoe Bay is a city in Llano and Burnet counties in the U.S. state of Texas. Situated on Lake Lyndon B. Johnson and the south branch of the Colorado River, it is known in the region for its golf courses, hotel and resort, and water sports.
Meadowlakes
Village
Meadowlakes is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,907 at the 2020 census.
Castle Mountain
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,043 feet
- Description: mountain in Burnet County, Texas, United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Burnet, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.54713° or 30° 32′ 50″ north
Longitude
-98.34169° or 98° 20′ 30″ west
Elevation
1,043 feet (318 metres)
Open location code
8623GMW5+V8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
“Castle Mountain” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Castle Mountain”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church and Alvin Wirtz Park.
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