Etholen
Etholen is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,416 m. Sierra Blanca stands 2,100 m to the north, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Texan Mountain, a peak 3.7 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail runs past it. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
human settlement in Texas, United States of America
How to reach it
- On the Texas Mountain Trail
48 named places within 25 miles
- Texan Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Sierra Blanca: 4.2 mi
- Dyke Top: 4.9 mi
- Cliff Top: 5.0 mi
- Triple Hill: 5.8 mi
- Hudspeth County Courthouse: 4.0 mi
- Fort Quitman, C.S.A: 4.0 mi
- America's Second Transcontinental Railroad: 4.1 mi
- Hudspeth County: 4.1 mi
- The Killing of General J. J. Byrne: 4.1 mi
- Lasca: 4.2 mi
- Arispe: 9.3 mi
- Finlay: 13.0 mi
- Fort Quitman: 13.0 mi
- Hudspeth County Railroad Depot Museum: 4.0 mi
- Teepee Rest Stop: 4.1 mi
- The Palisades: 17.6 mi
- Lovelady Park: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Etholen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca | N 350° | 2,100 m | 4.2 mi |
| Panther Peak | SE 129° | 1,929 m | 24.3 mi |
| Little Blanca Mountain | N 352° | 1,880 m | 6.4 mi |
| Round Top | NNW 333° | 1,746 m | 6.6 mi |
| Goat Mountain | E 85° | 1,746 m | 19.6 mi |
| Sneed Mountain | ENE 69° | 1,727 m | 19.7 mi |
| Black Knobs | ENE 70° | 1,681 m | 24.8 mi |
| Little Round Top | NNW 340° | 1,664 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:34 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:27 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Hancock 8sse, 19 mi away.
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