Ghost town · Texas
Mesquite
Mesquite is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 904 m. Gail Mountain stands 886 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Caprock Escarpment, a cliff 9.8 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 1.0 miles off. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
ghost town in Borden County, Texas
How to reach it
Coordinates32.87028, -101.63028
- 1.0 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
56 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 21
- Gail Cemetery: 12.8 mi
- Borden County: 12.8 mi
- Borden County Jail: 12.8 mi
- 1902-1904 Land Rushes: 12.8 mi
- Garza Points: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Caprock Escarpment: 9.8 mi
- Caprock Escarpment: 10.0 mi
- Caprock Escarpment: 10.4 mi
- Caprock Escarpment: 10.5 mi
- Caprock Escarpment: 10.5 mi
Parks: 12
- O'Donnell City Park: 13.3 mi
- Roye & Everett Park: 13.3 mi
- Heritage Plaza: 13.4 mi
- Lamesa Baseball & Softball Park: 20.4 mi
- Akron Street Park: 20.7 mi
Museums: 4
- Borden County Museum: 12.8 mi
- O'Donnell Heritage Museum: 13.4 mi
- O'Donnell Museum: 15.1 mi
- Tahoka Pioneer Museum: 22.6 mi
Peaks: 2
- Gail Mountain: 12.5 mi
- Mushaway Peak: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesquite. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gail Mountain | SE 127° | 886 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mushaway Peak | SE 127° | 870 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:26 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:39 | 20:22 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 17:07 | 17:45 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 64 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gail, 12 mi away.
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