Ghost town · Texas
Contrabando
Contrabando is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 720 m. Tascotal Mesa stands 1,549 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Santana Mesa, a peak 2.6 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail runs past it. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
human settlement in Texas, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates29.28770, -103.89700
- On the Texas Mountain Trail
74 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 47
- Santana Mesa: 2.6 mi
- Wax Factory Laccolith: 5.5 mi
- Contrabando Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Lajitas Mesa: 6.9 mi
- Rincon Mountain: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 14
- La Casa de Monvilla: 4.1 mi
- Casa Reza: 7.0 mi
- Lajitas Cemetery: 7.6 mi
- Campo Javelin: 8.8 mi
- Pictographs: 11.5 mi
Springs: 8
- Seep Spring: 6.7 mi
- Panther Spring: 7.8 mi
- Rancherias Spring: 10.5 mi
- Oso Spring: 13.0 mi
- Aqua Adentro Spring: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Fresno Cascades: 6.4 mi
- Madrid Falls: 6.4 mi
- Mexicano Falls: 8.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- West Entrance Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Terlingua: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Contrabando. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tascotal Mesa | N 1° | 1,549 m | 24.8 mi |
| Oso Mountain | NNW 327° | 1,546 m | 13.3 mi |
| Fresno Peak | NNE 21° | 1,544 m | 10.3 mi |
| La Mota Mountain | NNW 343° | 1,529 m | 17.4 mi |
| Hen Egg Mountain | NE 55° | 1,519 m | 22.5 mi |
| Bofecillos Peak | NW 317° | 1,516 m | 17.3 mi |
| Panther Mountain | NNW 331° | 1,501 m | 10.6 mi |
| Agua Adentro Mountain | NNW 327° | 1,501 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:00 | 19:36 | 20:07 |
| June solstice | 06:58 | 20:24 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:45 | 19:22 | 19:54 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 17:27 | 18:02 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 72 | 60 | 51 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lajitas, 9 mi away.
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