The Battle of the Salado
The Battle of the Salado is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. Black Hill stands 484 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilshire Terrace, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.0 miles off.
The story
battle on September 17, 1842, between Mexico and the Republic of Texas
Wikidata Q4872241, matched on coordinates and name (18 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 7.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Wilshire Terrace: 0.1 mi
- Wilshire Terrace: 0.2 mi
- Robert L.B. Tobin Park: 1.4 mi
- Village Park: 1.5 mi
- Haskin Park: 1.8 mi
- Dawson Massacre: 0.8 mi
- Dodd Field (Fort Sam Houston) Enemy Alien Detention Station, World War II: 1.0 mi
- F-4 Phantom: 1.5 mi
- Route of El Camino Real: 2.9 mi
- Incarnate Word College: 3.2 mi
- United States Army Medical Department Museum: 2.2 mi
- McNay Art Museum: 2.3 mi
- Army Medical Museum: 2.5 mi
- The Witte Museum: 3.4 mi
- The Witte Museum: 3.5 mi
- Calf Hill: 5.3 mi
- Theis Hill: 6.5 mi
- Comanche Lookout: 7.3 mi
- Hillcrest: 9.0 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 9.5 mi
- Blue Hole: 3.3 mi
- Little Blue Hole: 3.4 mi
- Off-Road Adventure Ride: 3.8 mi
- Japanese Tea Garden: 4.0 mi
- Murchison Tower: 4.3 mi
- Taking Flight Bronze Sculpture: 3.8 mi
- Sunken Garden Gate: 4.0 mi
- Magic Stones: 4.3 mi
- World's Largest Cowboy Boots: 5.1 mi
- The Grotto by Carlos Cortes: 5.1 mi
- Terrell Hills Public Garden: 2.2 mi
- San Antonio Botanical Garden: 3.1 mi
- Japanese Peace Garden: 3.2 mi
- Alamo Heights Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- El Dorado Community Garden: 4.8 mi
- San Pedro Spring: 5.8 mi
- Devine Spring: 12.9 mi
- Walnut Spring: 13.3 mi
- Cherry Spring: 13.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 13.8 mi
- Fratt: 2.4 mi
- Coker: 6.5 mi
- Adkins: 12.7 mi
- Lone Oak Community: 13.4 mi
- Carpenter: 15.9 mi
- Menoo Woods: 10.5 mi
- Mitchell Lake Audubon Center: 13.6 mi
- Bird of Prey: 13.7 mi
- Bracken Cave Preserve: 14.2 mi
- Medallion Park: 15.5 mi
- The Picnic Place: 3.8 mi
- Alumni Pavillion: 9.0 mi
- Medicine Wall: 11.4 mi
- Red Bluff: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of The Battle of the Salado. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hill | WNW 291° | 484 m | 20.4 mi |
| Devils Hill | N 355° | 466 m | 22.2 mi |
| Round Hill | NW 310° | 465 m | 21.6 mi |
| Cross Mountain | NW 309° | 460 m | 19.2 mi |
| High Hill | NNW 328° | 456 m | 16.1 mi |
| Leon Hill | NW 325° | 451 m | 15.0 mi |
| Sykes Hill | NNW 330° | 449 m | 17.3 mi |
| Butte Hill | NNW 332° | 449 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 17:04 | 17:40 |
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 | 52 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Antonio Incarnate Word, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395184224
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