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San Vicente

San Vicente from directly overhead

San Vicente is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 574 m. Emory Peak stands 2,385 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Sierra San Vincente, a peak 5.5 miles away. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.

ghost Town in Texas, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates29.15389, -103.02014

84 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 48
  • Sierra San Vincente: 5.5 mi
  • Sierra San Vicente: 6.1 mi
  • Iron Mountain: 7.4 mi
  • Black Knob: 7.8 mi
  • Chilicotal Mountain: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Dominguez Spring Ruins: 17.5 mi
  • Dominguez Spring Ruins: 17.5 mi
  • Ruin: 19.2 mi
  • Ruin: 19.2 mi
  • Ruin: 19.3 mi
Springs: 8
  • Glenn Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Dominguez Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Boot Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Cedar Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Window Springs: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Big Bend NP: 11.9 mi
  • Fossil Bone Exhibit: 19.6 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 20.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • The Window Pour Off: 20.7 mi
  • Cattrail Falls: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Parks: 1
  • Big Bend National Park: 15.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of San Vicente. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Emory PeakWNW 290°2,385 m18.3 mi
Townsend PointWNW 290°2,304 m17.3 mi
Lost Mine PeakWNW 300°2,262 m16.6 mi
Toll MountainWNW 293°2,255 m17.7 mi
Casa Grande PeakWNW 296°2,165 m18.0 mi
Crown MountainWNW 297°2,132 m16.2 mi
Ward MountainWNW 291°2,100 m20.3 mi
Pulliam PeakWNW 300°2,077 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5719:3320:04
June solstice06:5420:2020:55
September equinox07:4119:1919:50
December solstice07:4317:2417:59

Local time (America/Matamoros).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Apr, Oct–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505665738288878681725951
Precip in0.40.40.30.41.01.31.40.90.70.90.60.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boquillas RS, 4 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Big Bend National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Aug and Jul; busiest: Mar.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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