El Paso Salt War
El Paso Salt War is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,104 m. Guadalupe Peak stands 2,657 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Jim Hill, a peak 3.1 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail runs past it. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Mountain Trail
56 named places within 25 miles
- Jim Hill: 3.1 mi
- Flattop Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Cone Peak: 7.3 mi
- Quail Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Lone Cone: 11.4 mi
- Guadalupe Peak: 12.4 mi
- Site of Conaway School: 12.4 mi
- Guadalupe Peak Monument: 13.4 mi
- Ruins of "The Pinery" or "Pine Springs" Stage Stand: 15.3 mi
- The Pinery Butterfield Stage Station Ruins: 15.4 mi
- Mary Spring: 14.9 mi
- Smith Spring: 17.0 mi
- Choza Spring: 17.3 mi
- Soldier Spring: 18.7 mi
- Bell Spring: 20.0 mi
- Roadside picnic area: 14.4 mi
- Pine Springs Trailhead Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Pine Springs Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Trail West Park: 16.7 mi
- Dell City Park: 17.0 mi
- Salt Flat: 4.4 mi
- Frijole Ranch Museum: 16.7 mi
- Victoria's garden: 16.8 mi
- Alkali Lakes Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 18.6 mi
- Diablo Rim: 21.4 mi
- 10,000 Year Clock: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of El Paso Salt War. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalupe Peak | NE 44° | 2,657 m | 13.4 mi |
| Bush Mountain | NNE 33° | 2,626 m | 14.7 mi |
| Shumard Peak | NE 38° | 2,621 m | 13.7 mi |
| Bartlett Peak | NE 35° | 2,590 m | 14.0 mi |
| Hunter Peak | NE 44° | 2,517 m | 15.7 mi |
| El Capitan | NE 47° | 2,458 m | 12.8 mi |
| Lost Peak | NNE 32° | 2,383 m | 17.9 mi |
| Cutoff Mountain | NNE 19° | 2,114 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:34 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:26 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:24 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 62 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pine Spgs Guadalupe Mountains, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6345930732
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