Skip to content

Onion Creek Indian Fight

Onion Creek Indian Fight from directly overhead

Onion Creek Indian Fight is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 528 m. Mason Mountains stands 611 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is East Sweden Presbyterian Church, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1973
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.17768, -99.25400

83 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 28
  • Bryson Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Corn Creek Hills: 6.8 mi
  • Table Top Mountain: 8.1 mi
  • Round Mountain: 11.9 mi
  • Packsaddle Hill: 12.8 mi
Parks: 10
  • Soldiers Waterhole Historical Monument: 1.6 mi
  • Willie Washington Park: 5.7 mi
  • E. O. Martin Memorial Park: 6.3 mi
  • Richards Park: 6.5 mi
  • Stanburn Park: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Sheltered Table: 6.3 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 6.3 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 6.3 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 6.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 1
  • HOT Museum: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Pontotoc Winery: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Onion Creek Indian Fight. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mason MountainsS 185°611 m23.3 mi
Rattlesnake PointWNW 290°602 m17.7 mi
Lime PeakSSE 156°600 m24.5 mi
Corn Creek HillsNNE 12°597 m6.8 mi
Table Top MountainNW 320°592 m8.1 mi
High PointSE 140°575 m22.9 mi
Purdy HillS 173°562 m24.4 mi
Round MountainSSE 147°558 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1719:49
June solstice06:3420:0920:45
September equinox07:2619:0319:35
December solstice07:3217:0317:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657380838376675648
Precip in1.31.72.32.13.82.92.12.22.82.71.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brady, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452339208

More historic sites in Texas

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Onion Creek Indian Fight.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens