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Tascosa

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Tascosa is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 967 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Area, a rest area 1.1 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

human settlement in Texas, United States of America

What the record says

Founded
1876

How to reach it

Coordinates35.51110, -102.25100

49 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 23
Peaks: 9
  • Rotten Hill: 11.0 mi
  • Five Fingers: 11.5 mi
  • The Cedar Brakes: 11.9 mi
  • Torrey Peak: 13.1 mi
  • Indian Fort Mesa: 15.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Museums: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Magnolia Gas Station: 20.7 mi
  • DOTS Mini Museum Route 66: 20.8 mi
  • Magnolia Gas Station: 20.9 mi
Parks: 3
  • City Park: 20.9 mi
  • Bishop Hills Village Park: 24.3 mi
  • Bushland Village Park: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Marshall Cator: 1.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainSSE 149°1,156 m22.0 mi
Wolf MountainSE 143°1,126 m21.9 mi
Torrey PeakW 262°1,118 m13.1 mi
John RayENE 77°1,117 m19.1 mi
The Cedar BrakesSW 234°1,089 m11.9 mi
Coyote BluffSE 139°1,088 m19.3 mi
Rotten HillSSE 159°1,035 m11.0 mi
Five FingersSSE 165°1,030 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5319:2720:01
June solstice06:3520:3121:08
September equinox07:3819:1419:47
December solstice07:5517:0117:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149576777807871594637
Precip in0.60.41.11.31.82.72.73.31.62.10.60.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boys RCH, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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