Fort Smith-Santa Fe Trail Gregg Route, 1840
Fort Smith-Santa Fe Trail Gregg Route, 1840 is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,087 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Francis Catholic Church Community, a historic site 5.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 79 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1964
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 79.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 5.8 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- St. Francis Catholic Church Community: 5.7 mi
- Rte 66: 6.2 mi
- Liberty Cemetery: 6.9 mi
- First Transcontinental Air Service to Texas Panhandle, Amarillo Municipal Airport: 9.5 mi
- First Tree Texas High Plains: 10.7 mi
- Eastridge School Park: 10.5 mi
- Willow Vista Park: 10.7 mi
- Mesa Verde School Park: 10.8 mi
- Whittier Elementary School Park: 11.6 mi
- Pleasant Valley Park: 11.8 mi
- English Field Terminal: 8.3 mi
- Cattleman's Cafe Neon Sign: 11.8 mi
- Slug Bug Ranch: 12.6 mi
- Hornet: 12.6 mi
- Tascosa Drive-In: 13.0 mi
- Amarillo Railway Museum: 7.1 mi
- Texas Air & Space Museum: 9.8 mi
- Kwahadi Musuem of the American Indian: 11.5 mi
- American Quarter Horse Museum: 13.8 mi
- Texas Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame: 14.4 mi
- Hackberry Mesa: 15.2 mi
- Lost Mesa: 15.8 mi
- Antelope Peak: 17.6 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Indian Fort Mesa: 21.3 mi
- Richard Daniel Baker Peace Park: 9.8 mi
- Rick Husband: 14.1 mi
- Heart: 14.3 mi
- Horse: 14.3 mi
- Hope Garden: 15.9 mi
- 6th Street Urban Farm: 16.1 mi
- The Palisades: 21.3 mi
- River Falls: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Smith-Santa Fe Trail Gregg Route, 1840. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | WSW 252° | 1,156 m | 23.9 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | WSW 254° | 1,126 m | 21.8 mi |
| John Ray | NW 316° | 1,117 m | 22.0 mi |
| Coyote Bluff | W 262° | 1,088 m | 21.5 mi |
| Wildcat Bluff | WSW 248° | 1,082 m | 18.5 mi |
| Cooley Butte | S 186° | 1,029 m | 24.3 mi |
| Antelope Peak | NNE 14° | 1,024 m | 17.6 mi |
| Lost Mesa | NNW 326° | 1,013 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:25 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:28 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:59 | 17:39 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amarillo, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453470335
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