- Elevation, modelled
- 1,176 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- North Franklin Mountain2,186 m · 9.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- El Camino Real3.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:15local time
- Coordinates
- 31.7692, -106.5062
Chihuahuan Desert Gardens is a garden in Texas, at a modelled 1,176 m. North Franklin Mountain stands 2,186 m to the north, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Centennial Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. El Camino Real passes 3.1 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chihuahuan Desert Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Franklin Mountain | N 5° | 2,186 m | 9.3 mi |
| Anthonys Nose | N 2° | 2,081 m | 13.2 mi |
| South Franklin Mountain | N 8° | 2,070 m | 6.6 mi |
| Indian Peak | N 7° | 1,985 m | 9.6 mi |
| The Mammoth | N 5° | 1,982 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Franklin | N 11° | 1,870 m | 4.4 mi |
| Ranger Peak | NNE 29° | 1,711 m | 2.8 mi |
| North Anthonys Nose | N 355° | 1,619 m | 18.7 mi |
- 3.1 mi off the El Camino RealNational
- 4.7 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Centennial Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Mundy Park: 0.5 mi
- Doniphan Park: 0.5 mi
- Dunn Park: 0.5 mi
- Plaza de las víboras: 0.6 mi
- The University of Texas at El Paso: 0.1 mi
- Old Main: 0.2 mi
- Old Fort Bliss: 0.4 mi
- Sunset Heights: 0.4 mi
- El Paso del Rio del Norte: 0.5 mi
- Centennial Museum: 0.0 mi
- El Paso Holocaust Museum: 1.0 mi
- El Paso Museum of History: 1.1 mi
- Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC): 1.1 mi
- La Nube Science Discovery Center: 1.1 mi
- Gold Hill: 1.8 mi
- Crazycat Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Comanche Peak: 2.4 mi
- Sierra de Cristo Rey: 2.6 mi
- Ranger Peak: 2.8 mi
- Mining Minds: 0.1 mi
- Clouds: 0.3 mi
- 141st Infantry: 1.1 mi
- Mountain Lion Mural: 1.2 mi
- Star Ceiling: 1.2 mi
- Bob-0: 4.1 mi
- Centro Recreativo Anitas: 11.3 mi
- Centro Recreativo Anitas: 11.4 mi
- Centro Recreativo Anitas: 11.4 mi
- Centro Recreativo Anitas: 11.4 mi
- City Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Thunder Canyon Conservation Easement: 4.6 mi
- Charlie Wakeem/Richard Teschner Nature Preserve of Resler Canyon: 4.9 mi
- South Open Reserve: 4.9 mi
- North Open Reserve: 5.5 mi
- Smeltertown: 1.5 mi
- Smeltertown: 1.6 mi
- Lanark: 22.9 mi
- Japaneese Garden: 4.8 mi
- Rest Area I-10 (West Bound): 17.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:39 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:32 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:30 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Paso Intl AP, 8 mi away.
- Creosote Bush696 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle479 obs
- Queen469 obs
- Western Honey Bee466 obs
- ocotillo437 obs
- Rock Pigeon402 obs
- White-winged Dove350 obs
- Valley Carpenter Bee210 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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