Curtis Mound and Signal Hill
Curtis Mound and Signal Hill is an attraction in Oklahoma, at a recorded elevation of 1,073 m. Sunshine Hill stands 368 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Grandfield High School Athletics, a park 1.2 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Burial site of Great Kiowa Chief Yellow Bear, earlier used by Buffalo Soldiers to send signals to Ft. Sill.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1073 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Receiver Bridge: 8.2 mi
- Bridgetown: 8.3 mi
- Ghost Town of Clara: 8.5 mi
- Trinity Lutheran Church: 8.7 mi
- Clara Cemetery: 8.7 mi
- Grandfield High School Athletics: 1.2 mi
- Lake Murray Park: 2.2 mi
- Freeman Park: 10.6 mi
- Hardin Park: 11.6 mi
- Burk Royalty Park: 11.6 mi
- Tin Can Garage: 1.4 mi
- Grandfield Hospital Building: 1.5 mi
- Old Jailhouse: 1.5 mi
- Tillman County Bank: 1.5 mi
- Tisdale Electric Building: 1.5 mi
- Sunshine Hill: 11.8 mi
- Floral Mound: 13.9 mi
- Martin Hill: 17.9 mi
- Twin Mountain: 21.3 mi
- Temple Hill: 22.8 mi
- Tillman County Historical Museum: 21.8 mi
- Pioneer Townsite: 21.8 mi
- River Bend Nature Center: 23.5 mi
- Museum of North Texas History: 24.1 mi
- Kell House Museum: 24.2 mi
- Burkburnett Community Gardens: 10.7 mi
- Wichita Falls: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Curtis Mound and Signal Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Hill | SSW 207° | 368 m | 11.8 mi |
| Floral Mound | SW 217° | 367 m | 13.9 mi |
| Bare Butte | S 171° | 322 m | 23.0 mi |
| Twin Mountain | SSW 191° | 321 m | 21.3 mi |
| Temple Hill | S 175° | 321 m | 22.8 mi |
| Martin Hill | ESE 106° | 303 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:14 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:51 | 17:30 |
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 | 41 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grandfield 3W Mesonet, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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