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First Battle of Adobe Walls

First Battle of Adobe Walls from directly overhead

First Battle of Adobe Walls is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,021 m. Antelope Peak stands 1,024 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pringle, a ghost town 4.0 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 4.6 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1964
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.89230, -101.44748

67 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 22
  • Grace Meredith Park: 14.5 mi
  • North Hughes Park: 14.8 mi
  • Nelson/Johnson Park: 14.9 mi
  • West Coronado Park: 14.9 mi
  • Rock Creek Park: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Peaks: 2
  • Signal Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Antelope Peak: 21.9 mi
Museums: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of First Battle of Adobe Walls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Antelope PeakSSW 198°1,024 m21.9 mi
Signal HillSE 138°987 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2419:58
June solstice06:3020:2821:06
September equinox07:3419:1019:44
December solstice07:5316:5717:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404352606979838173614940
Precip in0.60.51.11.62.32.82.42.71.71.60.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Borger Hutchinson CO AP, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438046219

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