Fort Smith-Santa Fe Trail
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. 37 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
- On the Texas Plains Trail
- 37.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
37 named places within 25 miles
- Magnolia Gas Station: 3.4 mi
- DOTS Mini Museum Route 66: 3.5 mi
- Route 66 Mid Point: 15.6 mi
- Cadillac Ranch: 24.2 mi
- Second Amendment Cowboy: 24.9 mi
- 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
- Milburn Price Culture Museum: 3.6 mi
- Oldham County Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum: 3.7 mi
- Julian Bivins Museum: 18.5 mi
- City Park: 3.6 mi
- Bushland Village Park: 20.0 mi
- Marshall Cator: 18.2 mi
- Westbound Picnic Area: 24.5 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | E 100° | 1,156 m | 20.0 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | E 96° | 1,126 m | 21.5 mi |
| Torrey Peak | NNW 341° | 1,118 m | 14.2 mi |
| The Cedar Brakes | N 351° | 1,089 m | 8.3 mi |
| Coyote Bluff | E 88° | 1,088 m | 21.0 mi |
| Rotten Hill | ENE 68° | 1,035 m | 13.1 mi |
| Five Fingers | ENE 70° | 1,030 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:54 | 19:28 | 20:02 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:31 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:38 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 17:02 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 67 | 77 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boys RCH, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453473501
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