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U.S. Army Signal Corps Building

U.S. Army Signal Corps Building from directly overhead

U.S. Army Signal Corps Building is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 351 m. Black Mountain stands 634 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Staff Officers' Quarters, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
2008
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates29.30492, -100.42450

67 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 25
  • Las Moras Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Elm Mountain: 7.8 mi
  • Pinto Mountain: 8.8 mi
  • Indian Head Peak: 12.3 mi
  • Turkey Mountain: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 1
Springs: 1
  • Tequesquite Spring: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of U.S. Army Signal Corps Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainNNE 14°634 m22.7 mi
Indian MountainNNE 20°622 m23.7 mi
Boiling MountainNE 51°602 m24.0 mi
Dutch MountainNNE 19°588 m21.0 mi
Salmon PeakNE 53°547 m19.8 mi
Turkey MountainENE 71°545 m14.3 mi
Loma la CruzNE 46°532 m19.6 mi
Whitecotton PeaksENE 60°530 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:2219:54
June solstice06:4420:1020:45
September equinox07:3119:0819:40
December solstice07:3317:1317:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515663707782848579706052
Precip in0.81.01.91.43.53.42.32.53.12.41.20.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brackettville, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6277479404

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