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Mesquite

Mesquite from directly overhead

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. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

ghost town in Borden County, Texas

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Coordinates32.87028, -101.63028
Around it

42 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 21
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
Cliffs: 3
Peaks: 2
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gail MountainSE886 m12.5 mi
Mushaway PeakSE870 m16.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5119:2619:58
June solstice06:3920:2220:59
September equinox07:3519:1219:45
December solstice07:4617:0717:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956647379828174645345
Precip in0.60.71.11.42.52.42.02.72.51.81.30.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gail, 12 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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