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Texas Civil War Indian Trouble

Texas Civil War Indian Trouble from directly overhead

Texas Civil War Indian Trouble is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,234 m. Eagle Peak stands 2,274 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Colonel David B. Culberson,, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Mountain Trail runs past it. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1963
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates31.04284, -104.82943

50 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
  • Threemile Peak: 2.3 mi
  • Carrizo Mountains: 5.5 mi
  • Beach Mountains: 6.7 mi
  • Hackett Peak: 6.9 mi
  • Tumbledown Mountain: 7.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
Parks: 3
  • Van Horn City Park: 0.0 mi
  • Rivas Park: 0.9 mi
  • South Lobo Campground: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Van Horn V: 2.1 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Texas Civil War Indian Trouble. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle PeakWSW 241°2,274 m17.3 mi
Panther PeakWSW 253°1,929 m17.1 mi
Victorio PeakN 353°1,912 m19.7 mi
Sheep PeakNW 325°1,839 m15.6 mi
Collier MesaNNW 339°1,784 m18.5 mi
Tumbledown MountainNNW 335°1,780 m7.5 mi
Beach MountainsNNW 345°1,761 m6.7 mi
Goat MountainNW 307°1,746 m19.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0419:3920:11
June solstice06:5720:3121:07
September equinox07:4819:2519:57
December solstice07:5417:2518:02

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956637280818073645345
Precip in0.50.40.30.20.51.12.01.91.50.90.40.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — VAN Horn, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6346035987

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