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San Clemente Mission (Site Located 10 Miles Southeast)

San Clemente Mission (Site Located 10 Miles Southeast) from directly overhead

San Clemente Mission (Site Located 10 Miles Southeast) is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 518 m. Kiser Mountain stands 713 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Buffalo Bluff, a cliff 3.7 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 22 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1968
Material
aluminium
Inscription
The first mission known to have been established in Texas east of the Pecos River, San Clemente was a hastily built, two-room structure located on a hill about 17 mi. S. of present Ballinger. (Some historians place the site farther south, near Junction.)

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.64747, -99.92531

71 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 7
  • Bead Mountain: 21.1 mi
  • Deadman Hill: 21.4 mi
  • Gobbler Hill: 22.8 mi
  • Mount Margaret: 22.8 mi
  • Buttermilk Hill: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
Parks: 4
  • City Park: 7.0 mi
  • Concho Recreation Area: 14.8 mi
  • Winters Community Center: 22.4 mi
  • Friendship Day Use Area: 24.9 mi
Museums: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of San Clemente Mission (Site Located 10 Miles Southeast). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kiser MountainW 279°713 m24.2 mi
Mount MargaretWNW 287°660 m22.8 mi
Gobbler HillWNW 283°616 m22.8 mi
Deadman HillW 279°614 m21.4 mi
Brooks HillWNW 283°610 m23.7 mi
Bead MountainENE 71°603 m21.1 mi
Buttermilk HillW 280°602 m23.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1919:52
June solstice06:3620:1320:49
September equinox07:2919:0619:38
December solstice07:3617:0417:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454957657380848376665546
Precip in1.01.51.81.63.13.11.72.42.62.21.51.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ballinger 2 NW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/11663215654

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