Details for Ranger Peak
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5399004198
Data
| Marker Number | 4198 |
| Atlas Number | 5399004198 |
| Marker Title | Ranger Peak |
| Index Entry | Ranger Peak |
| Address | FM 382 via FM 1770 |
| City | Winters |
| County | Runnels |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 429180 |
| UTM Northing | 3544980 |
| Subject Codes | rangers |
| Marker Year | 1970 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | from Winters, go east on FM 1770 about 12 miles then go north on FM 382 about 3.5 miles |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Named for Company E, Texas Rangers, which was stationed 1/2 mile east of peak in 1874. Atop peak, Rangers (Under Capt. W. J. "Jeff" Maltby) kept a lookout for Indians. Outfit was part of the frontier battalion, organized to protect Texas settlers on frontier stretching from Red River to the Nueces. Camp was abandoned in 1876. |