El Paso
El Paso is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,190 m. Organ Peak stands 2,668 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Texas, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. El Camino Real passes 3.8 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1964
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 16.8 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Texas: 0.0 mi
- Desert Pride Accademy: 3.9 mi
- Fusselman Canyon: 9.0 mi
- B-36 Crash Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Cristo Rey: 13.7 mi
- Los Torres Altos Park: 1.2 mi
- Irnie Ranson Park: 1.2 mi
- Liz Adams Park: 1.7 mi
- Westway Park: 1.8 mi
- Dr. Howard Applegate Park: 1.8 mi
- North Anthonys Nose: 4.9 mi
- Anthonys Nose: 5.3 mi
- North Franklin Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Indian Peak: 7.9 mi
- Castner Range: 8.9 mi
- El Paso Museum of Archaeology: 9.6 mi
- National Border Patrol Museum: 9.7 mi
- War Eagles Air Museum: 10.0 mi
- Franklin Mountains State Park Headquarters: 11.3 mi
- Museo Casa de Adobe: 14.1 mi
- Azul cielo, no muro: 13.7 mi
- Ni ladrones ni delincuentes, somos trabajadores internacionales: 13.7 mi
- Hands across the border: 13.7 mi
- Nos faltan 43: 13.7 mi
- Mining Minds: 15.4 mi
- Charlie Wakeem/Richard Teschner Nature Preserve of Resler Canyon: 10.7 mi
- Knapp Land Conservation Easement: 11.0 mi
- Thunder Canyon Conservation Easement: 11.1 mi
- North Open Reserve: 12.4 mi
- South Open Reserve: 13.2 mi
- La Union Maze: 4.6 mi
- El Milagro: 6.3 mi
- Bob-0: 11.9 mi
- La Cueva: 24.4 mi
- Pat Garrett's Grave: 25.0 mi
- Lanark: 13.6 mi
- Smeltertown: 14.2 mi
- Smeltertown: 14.2 mi
- Japaneese Garden: 15.1 mi
- Chihuahuan Desert Gardens: 15.4 mi
- Dripping Springs: 23.5 mi
- Filmore Spring: 24.7 mi
- Rest Area I-10 (West Bound): 1.7 mi
- Fillmore waterfall: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of El Paso. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organ Peak | N 5° | 2,668 m | 24.1 mi |
| Baldy Peak | N 3° | 2,564 m | 23.5 mi |
| Granite Peak | N 9° | 2,554 m | 24.4 mi |
| North Franklin Mountain | SE 136° | 2,186 m | 7.7 mi |
| Anthonys Nose | ESE 107° | 2,081 m | 5.3 mi |
| Soledad Peak | N 10° | 2,080 m | 22.2 mi |
| South Franklin Mountain | SE 146° | 2,070 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bar Mountain | N 359° | 2,059 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:40 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:32 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:30 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Tuna 1 S, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403588028
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