The Buffalo Soldiers and Indian Hot Springs
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
The Buffalo Soldiers and Indian Hot Springs is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,014 m. Eagle Peak stands 2,274 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Nativa Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 22 miles off. 25 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
The story
spring in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States of America
Wikidata Q35467309, matched on coordinates and name (857 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1988
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 21.8 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
25 named places within 25 miles
- Red Bull Hill: 3.1 mi
- Deer Peak: 6.4 mi
- Red Hills: 13.0 mi
- Eagle Peak: 15.2 mi
- Panther Peak: 16.0 mi
- The Killing of General J. J. Byrne: 24.0 mi
- Hudspeth County: 24.0 mi
- America's Second Transcontinental Railroad: 24.0 mi
- Sierra Blanca Methodist Church: 24.2 mi
- Fort Quitman, C.S.A: 24.4 mi
- Nativa Spring: 0.4 mi
- Echo Spring: 18.3 mi
- Arispe: 22.4 mi
- Fort Quitman: 22.6 mi
- The Palisades: 10.8 mi
- Hudspeth County Railroad Depot Museum: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Buffalo Soldiers and Indian Hot Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | ENE 65° | 2,274 m | 15.2 mi |
| Panther Peak | NE 52° | 1,929 m | 16.0 mi |
| Echo Peak | E 92° | 1,649 m | 17.9 mi |
| Yucca Mesa | N 355° | 1,612 m | 19.7 mi |
| Deer Peak | NNW 347° | 1,578 m | 6.4 mi |
| Texan Mountain | N 353° | 1,531 m | 23.7 mi |
| Streeruwitz Hills | NNE 21° | 1,517 m | 24.9 mi |
| Little Hills | NE 35° | 1,437 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:33 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:27 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:28 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Ciudad_Juarez).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6345930734
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