Ghost town · Texas
Kent
Kent is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,282 m. Geronimo Mountain stands 2,119 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Kent Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail runs past it. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
ghost town in Culberson County, Texas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates31.06917, -104.21722
- On the Texas Mountain Trail
53 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 46
- Kent Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Iron Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Round Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Encantada Peak: 7.6 mi
- Spring Hills: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Red Point: 10.1 mi
- Rough Trap: 17.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Feely Cemetery: 18.2 mi
- Mission Mary: 24.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Bone Spring: 22.0 mi
- Phantom Lake Spring: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Ort: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kent. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geronimo Mountain | S 184° | 2,119 m | 23.5 mi |
| Sheep Pasture Mountain | S 178° | 2,112 m | 23.8 mi |
| Robbers Roost Mountain | SSE 164° | 2,027 m | 20.9 mi |
| Three Points | SSE 162° | 1,998 m | 23.8 mi |
| Mount McElroy | SE 140° | 1,992 m | 14.3 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SE 145° | 1,970 m | 22.8 mi |
| Sheep Camp Mountain | SSW 192° | 1,954 m | 22.7 mi |
| Bear Cave Mountain | SE 141° | 1,952 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:01 | 19:37 | 20:09 |
| June solstice | 06:54 | 20:29 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:46 | 19:23 | 19:55 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 17:23 | 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 | 46 | 50 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 64 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kent 8SE, 7 mi away.
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