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Chalk Bluff Indian Massacre

Chalk Bluff Indian Massacre from directly overhead

Chalk Bluff Indian Massacre is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 330 m. Caprock Mountain stands 695 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Chalk Bluff, a cliff 1.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it.

What the record says

Built
1970
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.37039, -99.96931

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Fence Mountain: 5.9 mi
  • Housetop Mountain: 6.4 mi
  • Sycamore Mountain: 7.1 mi
  • Round Mountain: 7.1 mi
  • Double Knobs: 7.2 mi
Parks: 9
  • Esperanza Park: 15.1 mi
  • El Jardin de los Heroes: 15.4 mi
  • DeLeon Park: 15.7 mi
  • Memorial Park: 15.8 mi
  • Uvalde Memorial Park: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 3
Springs: 2
  • Walnut Springs: 9.6 mi
  • Trough Springs: 23.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Attractions: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Memorial Park: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Charles Lindbergh In Camp Wood, 1924: 20.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Chalk Bluff Indian Massacre. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Caprock MountainN 1°695 m21.5 mi
Kelley PeakNNW 335°680 m23.1 mi
Gobbler KnobN 6°670 m22.0 mi
Meridian MountainN 354°626 m24.2 mi
Crown MountainN 359°617 m20.7 mi
Boiling MountainNW 321°602 m13.6 mi
Mule MountainNNE 17°602 m15.8 mi
Wildcat MountainNNW 347°577 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:2019:52
June solstice06:4220:0820:43
September equinox07:2919:0619:38
December solstice07:3117:1117:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677581838377695850
Precip in1.11.02.01.93.53.02.22.93.92.72.11.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Wood, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6285103304

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