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Fort Smith-Santa Fe Trail

Fort Smith-Santa Fe Trail from directly overhead

Fort Smith-Santa Fe Trail is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,217 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Magnolia Gas Station, a attraction 3.4 miles away. Texas Plains Trail runs past it. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1992
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates35.29023, -102.39709

42 named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 9
Peaks: 7
  • The Cedar Brakes: 8.3 mi
  • Five Fingers: 12.0 mi
  • Rotten Hill: 13.1 mi
  • Torrey Peak: 14.2 mi
  • Goat Mountain: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Parks: 2
  • City Park: 3.6 mi
  • Bushland Village Park: 20.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Marshall Cator: 18.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Smith-Santa Fe Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainE 100°1,156 m20.0 mi
Wolf MountainE 96°1,126 m21.5 mi
Torrey PeakNNW 341°1,118 m14.2 mi
The Cedar BrakesN 351°1,089 m8.3 mi
Coyote BluffE 88°1,088 m21.0 mi
Rotten HillENE 68°1,035 m13.1 mi
Five FingersENE 70°1,030 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2820:02
June solstice06:3620:3121:08
September equinox07:3819:1419:48
December solstice07:5517:0217:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149576777807871594637
Precip in0.60.41.11.31.82.72.73.31.62.10.60.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boys RCH, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453473501

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