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Camp Salmon, C.S.A.

Camp Salmon, C.S.A. from directly overhead

Camp Salmon, C.S.A. is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 440 m. Mexican Hat Hill stands 612 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Ol' Rip, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail passes 7.0 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1963
Material
granite

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates32.40120, -98.81883

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 41
  • Flat Top Mountain: 6.9 mi
  • Round Mountain: 7.2 mi
  • Gunsight Mountain: 8.0 mi
  • Cedar Mountain: 11.2 mi
  • Maxwell Mountain: 13.1 mi
Museums: 7
Parks: 7
  • Eastland City Park: 0.9 mi
  • Six Flags Park: 1.0 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 9.9 mi
  • Cisco City Park: 10.4 mi
  • Colquitt Williams Memorial Park: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 2
  • Ol' Rip: 0.0 mi
  • Thurber Smokestack: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Campbell's Tomato Soup: 1.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Camp Salmon, C.S.A.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mexican Hat HillWSW 237°612 m22.9 mi
Coyote PeakSSW 213°571 m22.6 mi
Jameson PeaksESE 108°507 m19.9 mi
Gunsight MountainNNW 340°503 m8.0 mi
Blue HillsE 100°501 m24.3 mi
Twin MountainE 94°499 m23.5 mi
Cedar MountainWNW 301°494 m11.2 mi
Steal Easy MountainN 11°482 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1519:47
June solstice06:2920:1020:46
September equinox07:2419:0119:33
December solstice07:3416:5717:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444756637279838275655345
Precip in1.22.02.41.83.83.42.03.12.83.01.91.8

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9324720794

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