Ruidosa
Ruidosa is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 859 m. Chinati Peak stands 2,354 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Ocotillo Unit, a park 2.0 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail runs past it. 18 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
human settlement in Texas, United States of America
How to reach it
- On the Texas Mountain Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Elephant Rock · 25 mi
18 named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Chino: 8.2 mi
- Cerro de la Cruz: 8.3 mi
- Sierra Parda: 9.2 mi
- Cerro Pardo: 10.3 mi
- Loma Blanca: 10.6 mi
- Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Ocotillo Unit: 2.0 mi
- Chinati: 11.8 mi
- Capote Falls: 17.5 mi
- Mission San Francisco de los Julimes: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ruidosa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinati Peak | E 100° | 2,354 m | 12.2 mi |
| Sierra Parda | ESE 106° | 2,190 m | 9.2 mi |
| Cleveland Peak | NE 54° | 1,977 m | 12.1 mi |
| Cerro Orona | ESE 123° | 1,912 m | 17.5 mi |
| Capote Peak | NNE 21° | 1,890 m | 21.9 mi |
| Aguja | E 96° | 1,827 m | 16.5 mi |
| El Macho | NNE 29° | 1,759 m | 14.6 mi |
| La Mesa | E 99° | 1,649 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:03 | 19:39 | 20:11 |
| June solstice | 06:59 | 20:29 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:48 | 19:25 | 19:57 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 17:28 | 18:04 |
Local time (America/Ojinaga).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 57 | 63 | 70 | 79 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 70 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Candelaria, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
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