San Clemente Mission (Site Located 10 Miles Southeast)
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
How to reach it
- 21.5 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
71 named places within 25 miles
- Hoffman Cemetery: 3.9 mi
- J. W. Clampitt: 5.4 mi
- Colorado River Ferry Crossing: 5.9 mi
- Abilene & Southern Depot: 6.2 mi
- Charles H. Noyes: 6.4 mi
- 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
- Buffalo Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Wilson Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Herrings Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Deadmans Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Brushy Bluff: 11.7 mi
- City Park: 7.0 mi
- Concho Recreation Area: 14.8 mi
- Winters Community Center: 22.4 mi
- Friendship Day Use Area: 24.9 mi
- Memory Lane Antique Car Museum: 6.3 mi
- The Earnest and Dorothy Barrow Foundation Museum: 18.1 mi
- Z I Hale Museum: 21.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiser Mountain | W 279° | 713 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mount Margaret | WNW 287° | 660 m | 22.8 mi |
| Gobbler Hill | WNW 283° | 616 m | 22.8 mi |
| Deadman Hill | W 279° | 614 m | 21.4 mi |
| Brooks Hill | WNW 283° | 610 m | 23.7 mi |
| Bead Mountain | ENE 71° | 603 m | 21.1 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | W 280° | 602 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:19 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:13 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 17:04 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
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 siteOpenStreetMap element node/11663215654
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