Comanche Trail
Comanche Trail is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 868 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,992 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bone Spring, a spring 3.0 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 23 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 23.5 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
65 named places within 25 miles
- Dagger Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Black Hills: 9.0 mi
- Rosillo Peak: 9.9 mi
- Butterbowl: 10.4 mi
- Twin Peaks: 10.9 mi
- Bone Spring: 3.0 mi
- Cub Spring: 21.9 mi
- Christmas Spring: 24.2 mi
- Fossil Bone Exhibit: 16.8 mi
- Starlingua Ranch: 17.5 mi
- Balanced Rock: 18.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 20.8 mi
- Alto Relex: 23.5 mi
- Double Mills: 5.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Comanche Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | NW 310° | 1,992 m | 18.9 mi |
| Sue Peaks | SE 145° | 1,780 m | 20.2 mi |
| Paisano Peak | SW 231° | 1,660 m | 22.3 mi |
| Rosillo Peak | SSW 205° | 1,659 m | 9.9 mi |
| Nine Point Mesa | W 268° | 1,633 m | 17.6 mi |
| Y E Mesa | NW 312° | 1,581 m | 13.6 mi |
| West Corazon Peak | SW 233° | 1,552 m | 19.2 mi |
| Stuarts Peak | SE 141° | 1,545 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:57 | 19:33 | 20:05 |
| June solstice | 06:54 | 20:22 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:42 | 19:19 | 19:51 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 17:23 | 17:59 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Persimmon GAP, under a mile away.
Inside the official boundary of Big Bend National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Aug and Jul; busiest: Mar.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12394945885
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- Big Bend National Park · 29 mi
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