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Cuesta Carlota

Cuesta Carlota, seen from above at true elevation

Cuesta Carlota is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 918 m. Emory Peak stands 2,385 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Alto Relex, a cliff 5.0 miles away. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
918 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates29.27354, -103.01294
Around it

77 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 51
  • Banta Shut-In: 5.6 mi
  • Black Knob: 6.0 mi
  • Roys Peak: 6.4 mi
  • McKinney Hills: 8.2 mi
  • Chilicotal Mountain: 9.7 mi
Springs: 7
  • Glenn Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Boot Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Window Springs: 19.1 mi
  • Oak Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Cedar Spring: 20.1 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Dominguez Spring Ruins: 20.4 mi
  • Dominguez Spring Ruins: 20.4 mi
  • An old waterpump: 21.5 mi
  • Ruin: 25.0 mi
  • Ruin: 25.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Fossil Bone Exhibit: 12.5 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 14.4 mi
  • Big Bend NP: 15.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • The Window Pour Off: 19.2 mi
  • Cattrail Falls: 19.4 mi
Parks: 1
  • Big Bend National Park: 14.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cuesta Carlota. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Emory PeakW 264°2,385 m17.7 mi
Townsend PointW 262°2,304 m16.9 mi
Lost Mine PeakW 271°2,262 m14.8 mi
Toll MountainW 266°2,255 m16.8 mi
Casa Grande PeakW 269°2,165 m16.6 mi
Crown MountainW 267°2,132 m14.9 mi
Ward MountainW 267°2,100 m19.5 mi
Pulliam PeakW 275°2,077 m17.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5719:3320:04
June solstice06:5420:2020:55
September equinox07:4119:1919:50
December solstice07:4317:2317:59

Local time (America/Matamoros).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Apr, Oct–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505665738288878681725951
Precip in0.40.40.30.41.01.31.40.90.70.90.60.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boquillas RS, 7 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Big Bend National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Aug and Jul; busiest: Mar.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356754436

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