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Carta Valley

Carta Valley from directly overhead

Carta Valley is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 567 m. Black Mountain stands 634 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Glenn Spring, a spring 13 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 15 miles off. 18 named places lie within 25 miles.

human settlement in Edwards County, Texas, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates29.79360, -100.67500

18 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 5
  • Glenn Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Carlos Camp Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Leon Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Blue Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Jose Maria Spring: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dolan Falls: 20.1 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Black Mountain: 23.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainESE 120°634 m23.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2319:55
June solstice06:4320:1220:47
September equinox07:3219:0919:41
December solstice07:3517:1217:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485260697682848378695747
Precip in1.10.72.11.64.22.41.75.13.52.31.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carta Valley, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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