San Vicente
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
84 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Dominguez Spring Ruins: 17.5 mi
- Dominguez Spring Ruins: 17.5 mi
- Ruin: 19.2 mi
- Ruin: 19.2 mi
- Ruin: 19.3 mi
- 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
- Cuesta Carlota: 8.3 mi
- Alto Relex: 13.2 mi
- Pulliam Bluff: 19.1 mi
- The Window: 20.7 mi
- Big Bend NP: 11.9 mi
- Fossil Bone Exhibit: 19.6 mi
- Balanced Rock: 20.2 mi
- Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Maderas del Carmen: 11.5 mi
- Tierra Silvestre Cañón del Diablo: 19.0 mi
- The Window Pour Off: 20.7 mi
- Cattrail Falls: 20.7 mi
- Glenn Springs: 8.4 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emory Peak | WNW 290° | 2,385 m | 18.3 mi |
| Townsend Point | WNW 290° | 2,304 m | 17.3 mi |
| Lost Mine Peak | WNW 300° | 2,262 m | 16.6 mi |
| Toll Mountain | WNW 293° | 2,255 m | 17.7 mi |
| Casa Grande Peak | WNW 296° | 2,165 m | 18.0 mi |
| Crown Mountain | WNW 297° | 2,132 m | 16.2 mi |
| Ward Mountain | WNW 291° | 2,100 m | 20.3 mi |
| Pulliam Peak | WNW 300° | 2,077 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:57 | 19:33 | 20:04 |
| June solstice | 06:54 | 20:20 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:41 | 19:19 | 19:50 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 17:24 | 17:59 |
Local time (America/Matamoros).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Apr, Oct–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 82 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 72 | 59 | 51 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
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
Day trips start here
- Big Bend National Park · 15 mi
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