Lasca
Lasca is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,358 m. Sierra Blanca stands 2,100 m to the east-northeast, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Teepee Rest Stop, a rest area 1.3 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 1.3 miles off. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
human settlement in United States of America
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
48 named places within 25 miles
- Dyke Top: 1.9 mi
- Cliff Top: 2.0 mi
- Sierra Blanca: 2.6 mi
- Round Top: 3.0 mi
- Little Round Top: 3.6 mi
- Claude Hudspeth: 1.8 mi
- Hudspeth County Courthouse: 7.9 mi
- Fort Quitman, C.S.A: 7.9 mi
- Sierra Blanca Methodist Church: 8.1 mi
- America's Second Transcontinental Railroad: 8.1 mi
- Etholen: 4.2 mi
- Finlay: 9.3 mi
- Arispe: 13.1 mi
- Fort Quitman: 13.5 mi
- Teepee Rest Stop: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Hudspeth County Railroad Depot Museum: 7.9 mi
- The Palisades: 20.5 mi
- Lovelady Park: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lasca. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca | ENE 62° | 2,100 m | 2.6 mi |
| Little Blanca Mountain | NNE 32° | 1,880 m | 4.1 mi |
| Round Top | N 0° | 1,746 m | 3.0 mi |
| Goat Mountain | E 93° | 1,746 m | 22.6 mi |
| Sneed Mountain | E 79° | 1,727 m | 21.8 mi |
| Little Round Top | N 11° | 1,664 m | 3.6 mi |
| Dome Peak | E 90° | 1,660 m | 17.4 mi |
| Triple Hill | ENE 62° | 1,653 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 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, 16 mi away.
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