Santa Anna Mound
Santa Anna Mound is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Crouch Benchmark stands 224 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Dewitt Cemetery, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Texas, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31710087, matched on coordinates and name (611 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
99 named places within 25 miles
- Green Dewitt Cemetery: 0.2 mi
- Old Eighteen: 0.5 mi
- Gonzales Cannon: 0.5 mi
- Campsite Marking Start of San Jacinto Campaign: 1.6 mi
- 1834 Homesite of Capt. and Mrs. Almaron Dickinson: 1.7 mi
- East Avenue Lions Park: 2.1 mi
- Palmetto State Park: 11.3 mi
- Welhausen Park: 16.6 mi
- Macario Garcia Park: 17.7 mi
- Southside Park: 17.8 mi
- Stevens Hill: 6.6 mi
- Watson Hill: 10.2 mi
- Red Hill: 12.6 mi
- Pin Oak Mound: 13.0 mi
- Iron Peak: 14.5 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 1.8 mi
- Gonzales Memorial Museum: 2.0 mi
- Edwin Wolters Memorial Museum: 17.0 mi
- Central Texas Oil Patch Museum: 18.8 mi
- Luling Oil Museum: 18.9 mi
- Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- Monthalia: 9.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Santa Anna Mound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crouch Benchmark | N 359° | 224 m | 24.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | N 349° | 214 m | 19.4 mi |
| Capote Knob | W 274° | 209 m | 20.8 mi |
| Capote Hills | W 272° | 181 m | 20.7 mi |
| Obar Hill | NE 56° | 181 m | 23.8 mi |
| Iron Mountains | NNW 347° | 171 m | 17.5 mi |
| Iron Peak | NNW 335° | 164 m | 14.5 mi |
| Frederick Mound | ENE 65° | 154 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 19:59 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 17:00 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gonzales 2S, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403603323
Take the scenic way to Santa Anna Mound.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.