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Captain Henry Skillman, C.S.A.

Captain Henry Skillman, C.S.A. from directly overhead

Captain Henry Skillman, C.S.A. is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 788 m. Cerro Orona stands 1,912 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is El Fortin de San Jose, a historic site 3.2 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail runs past it. 34 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
1964
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates29.56079, -104.37442

Overlooks nearby

Around it

34 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 14
Peaks: 10
  • Black Hills: 15.0 mi
  • Cerro Tren: 15.8 mi
  • Red Hill: 17.0 mi
  • Bofecillos Peak: 18.1 mi
  • Cerro de las Burras: 19.0 mi
Springs: 7
  • Rancho Viejo Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Chupadero Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Aqua Adentro Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Cat Spring: 17.6 mi
  • White Spring: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • West Entrance Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cerro OronaN 349°1,912 m19.9 mi
Oso MountainESE 110°1,546 m22.8 mi
La Mota MountainE 95°1,529 m23.7 mi
Bofecillos PeakESE 110°1,516 m18.1 mi
Agua Adentro MountainESE 108°1,501 m21.8 mi
Cienega MountainsNE 41°1,384 m19.6 mi
Cerro de las BurrasESE 123°1,321 m19.0 mi
Cerro TrenNNE 21°1,298 m15.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0219:3820:09
June solstice06:5920:2621:01
September equinox07:4719:2419:55
December solstice07:4917:2818:04

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515765738289888882736151
Precip in0.50.40.50.20.41.01.81.40.90.70.50.5

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453470773

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