Glenn Springs
Glenn Springs is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 793 m. Emory Peak stands 2,385 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Glenn Spring, a spring 0.1 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 25 miles off.
human settlement in Texas, United States of America
How to reach it
- 25.1 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Chilicotal Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Talley Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Black Knob: 5.4 mi
- Nugent Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Elephant Tusk: 6.8 mi
- Dominguez Spring Ruins: 9.7 mi
- Dominguez Spring Ruins: 9.7 mi
- Ruin: 14.2 mi
- Ruin: 14.3 mi
- Ruin: 14.3 mi
- Glenn Spring: 0.1 mi
- Boot Spring: 9.6 mi
- Dominguez Spring: 9.8 mi
- Cedar Spring: 11.6 mi
- Window Springs: 12.6 mi
- Cuesta Carlota: 11.0 mi
- Pulliam Bluff: 11.8 mi
- The Window: 12.7 mi
- Alto Relex: 14.0 mi
- Big Bend NP: 4.1 mi
- Balanced Rock: 15.6 mi
- Fossil Bone Exhibit: 16.8 mi
- Cattrail Falls: 12.7 mi
- The Window Pour Off: 12.7 mi
- Big Bend National Park: 7.6 mi
- San Vicente: 8.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Glenn Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emory Peak | WNW 298° | 2,385 m | 10.2 mi |
| Townsend Point | WNW 298° | 2,304 m | 9.1 mi |
| Lost Mine Peak | NW 318° | 2,262 m | 9.2 mi |
| Toll Mountain | NW 304° | 2,255 m | 9.7 mi |
| Casa Grande Peak | NW 309° | 2,165 m | 10.1 mi |
| Crown Mountain | NW 313° | 2,132 m | 8.5 mi |
| Ward Mountain | WNW 298° | 2,100 m | 12.1 mi |
| Pulliam Peak | NW 314° | 2,077 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:57 | 19:33 | 20:04 |
| June solstice | 06:55 | 20:21 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:42 | 19:19 | 19:51 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 17:24 | 18:00 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 70 | 64 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chisos Basin, 11 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Big Bend National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Aug and Jul; busiest: Mar.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Big Bend National Park · 8 mi
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