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Battle of Arroyo Hondo

Battle of Arroyo Hondo from directly overhead

Battle of Arroyo Hondo is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 300 m. Round Mountain stands 648 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Hondo Nature Trail & Park, a park 3.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.8 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1992
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates29.42069, -99.17953
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks: 41
  • Fohn Hill: 11.0 mi
  • Schmidt Hill: 11.1 mi
  • One Horn Mountain: 11.2 mi
  • Chimney Hill: 11.5 mi
  • Round Mountain: 12.9 mi
Parks: 27
  • Hondo Nature Trail & Park: 3.5 mi
  • Hondo City Park: 3.6 mi
  • Sunset Park: 5.4 mi
  • T.A. Lopez Park: 5.6 mi
  • Memorial Square Park: 5.6 mi
Springs: 10
  • Bear Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Indian Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Moccasin Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Twin Springs: 14.9 mi
  • Pear Tree Spring: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 2
Attractions: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round MountainNNW 334°648 m24.4 mi
Seco MountainNW 325°629 m21.7 mi
Flag MountainNNW 345°604 m14.4 mi
Split MountainNW 316°604 m17.0 mi
Saathoff MountainNW 322°601 m13.3 mi
Chalk MountainNNW 348°601 m19.2 mi
Texas MountainNNW 331°596 m13.9 mi
Flag MountainWNW 296°594 m19.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1719:49
June solstice06:3820:0520:40
September equinox07:2619:0319:35
December solstice07:2817:0717:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525763707783858580716153
Precip in1.21.31.92.13.42.92.11.92.82.61.61.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hondo Muni AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6341614135

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