Hotel El Paisano
Hotel El Paisano is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,431 m. Baldy Peak stands 2,537 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Presidio County Courthouse, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail runs past it. 136 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
The story
Historic place in Marfa, Presidio County, Texas.
Dates from 1930.
Wikidata Q5351732, matched on coordinates and name (18 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1979
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Mountain Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Keesey Canyon Overlook · 20 mi
- Limpia Creek Vista · 21 mi
136 named places within 25 miles
- Rancheria Hills: 5.3 mi
- Orphan Hill: 8.7 mi
- Puertacitas Mountains: 10.8 mi
- Black Peaks: 11.0 mi
- Mano Prieto Mountain: 12.0 mi
- Presidio County Courthouse: 0.1 mi
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church: 0.1 mi
- Humphris-Humphreys House: 0.2 mi
- Hunter Gymnasium: 0.3 mi
- Blackwell School: 0.4 mi
- Marfa Lights View Park: 8.6 mi
- Killingsworth Arena: 20.2 mi
- Shipman Park: 20.6 mi
- American Legion Park: 20.9 mi
- Medina Park: 21.4 mi
- Marfa Museum: 0.2 mi
- Marfa and Presidio County Museum: 0.2 mi
- Blackwell School: 0.5 mi
- Marfa Holocaust & Model Ship Museum: 0.5 mi
- Overland Trail Museum: 20.9 mi
- Ranger Spring: 18.5 mi
- Modesta Springs: 19.0 mi
- Limpia Spring: 23.6 mi
- Peewee Spring: 24.1 mi
- Tobe Spring: 24.4 mi
- The Block: 0.3 mi
- Presence of Emptiness: 0.8 mi
- Sleeping Figure: 1.4 mi
- Winter Garden: 0.3 mi
- Chinati Foundation: 1.0 mi
- Point of Rocks roadside park: 15.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hotel El Paisano. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Peak | NNW 338° | 2,537 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mount Livermore | NNW 338° | 2,492 m | 24.1 mi |
| Brooks Mountain | NNW 334° | 2,365 m | 24.8 mi |
| Paradise Mountain | NNW 340° | 2,354 m | 20.9 mi |
| Pine Peak | NNW 347° | 2,341 m | 24.3 mi |
| Richman Mountain | NNW 340° | 2,315 m | 24.5 mi |
| Pine Mesa | NNW 336° | 2,223 m | 22.4 mi |
| Blue Mountain | N 360° | 2,221 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:01 | 19:36 | 20:08 |
| June solstice | 06:56 | 20:27 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:45 | 19:22 | 19:54 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 17:24 | 18:01 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 60 | 51 | 42 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marfa 3W, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/8971204973
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