Chinati
Chinati is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 821 m. Chinati Peak stands 2,354 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sierra Parda, a peak 9.6 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 12 miles off. 24 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
human settlement in Texas, United States of America
How to reach it
- 11.7 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Elephant Rock · 20 mi
24 named places within 25 miles
- Sierra Parda: 9.6 mi
- Cerro Orona: 10.3 mi
- Chinati Peak: 11.8 mi
- Red Hill: 12.2 mi
- Cerro de la Cruz: 12.2 mi
- Mission San Francisco de los Julimes: 12.8 mi
- Here Milton Faver: 17.9 mi
- Brooks Cemetery: 18.0 mi
- Milton Faver Ranches: 20.2 mi
- Milton Faver: 20.4 mi
- Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Ocotillo Unit: 13.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chinati. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinati Peak | NE 41° | 2,354 m | 11.8 mi |
| Sierra Parda | NNE 28° | 2,190 m | 9.6 mi |
| Cleveland Peak | NNE 17° | 1,977 m | 18.8 mi |
| Cerro Orona | E 82° | 1,912 m | 10.3 mi |
| Aguja | NE 53° | 1,827 m | 15.1 mi |
| El Macho | N 6° | 1,759 m | 24.0 mi |
| La Mesa | ENE 59° | 1,649 m | 15.7 mi |
| Cerro Pardo | N 10° | 1,635 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:03 | 19:39 | 20:10 |
| June solstice | 06:59 | 20:28 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:48 | 19:25 | 19:56 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 17:28 | 18:04 |
Local time (America/Ojinaga).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 57 | 63 | 70 | 79 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 70 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Candelaria, 22 mi away.
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