Sam Savage, Captive of the Comanches
Sam Savage, Captive of the Comanches is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 318 m. Crawford Mountain stands 443 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Camp Wolters, a historic site 1.8 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 1.0 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1986
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
- 17.5 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Buzzards Roost Lookout · 22 mi
- Limestone Lookout · 23 mi
- Horned Frog Lookout · 23 mi
- Parker Lookout · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Camp Wolters: 1.8 mi
- Fort Wolters: 2.3 mi
- Elmwood Cemetery: 2.5 mi
- Famous Mineral Water Company: 2.7 mi
- Dr. H.H. Milling: 2.7 mi
- East Mountain: 2.2 mi
- West Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Duke Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Pollard Hill: 5.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 8.2 mi
- Western Heritage Park: 2.0 mi
- Fort Wolters Historical Park: 2.3 mi
- Zappe Park: 2.8 mi
- Lake Mineral Wells State Park and Trailway: 2.9 mi
- Southeast Park: 3.5 mi
- Lets Grow Crazy: 3.0 mi
- Vietnam Memorial Garden: 3.8 mi
- Navy Garden: 3.9 mi
- Semper Fi Garden: 3.9 mi
- Contemplation Garden: 3.9 mi
- Little Rock School House Museum: 3.0 mi
- National Vietnam War Museum: 3.9 mi
- Palo Pinto County Old Jail Museum: 13.6 mi
- Vintage Car Museum: 17.7 mi
- Museum of the Americas: 17.7 mi
- Greetings from Mineral Wells: 2.9 mi
- Historic Downtown Weatherford: 17.5 mi
- Parker County Peach Festival: 17.6 mi
- Life is Peachy: 17.8 mi
- Hicks Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Stephens Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Milliken Bluff: 19.7 mi
- Conway Bluff: 22.7 mi
- Advance, Texas: 11.3 mi
- Agnes, Texas: 19.5 mi
- State park swim beach: 3.2 mi
- Possum Kingdom Fish Hatchery: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sam Savage, Captive of the Comanches. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford Mountain | WSW 256° | 443 m | 17.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WSW 249° | 443 m | 21.4 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NW 306° | 438 m | 24.0 mi |
| Indian Mountain | WNW 303° | 434 m | 24.3 mi |
| Ross Mountain | NW 309° | 431 m | 23.6 mi |
| Deck Mountain | NW 312° | 423 m | 21.2 mi |
| Harris Peak | WNW 286° | 422 m | 23.6 mi |
| Pitts Mountain | NW 310° | 420 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:08 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:53 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineral Wells AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453473536
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