Terlingua
Terlingua is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 858 m. Ward Mountain stands 2,100 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Federico Villalba, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail runs past it.
The story
Cemetery in Brewster County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117678535, matched on coordinates and name (577 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1966
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Mountain Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Cigar Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Fossil Knobs: 1.7 mi
- Cuesta Blanca: 2.7 mi
- Thirtyeight Hill: 2.8 mi
- Leon Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Federico Villalba: 0.4 mi
- Lajitas Cemetery: 10.9 mi
- Dorgan house ruin: 11.4 mi
- Sublett house ruin: 11.5 mi
- Sublett Farmhouse: 11.5 mi
- Joe Black Spring: 6.1 mi
- Indian Head Spring: 6.6 mi
- Christmas Spring: 11.8 mi
- Cub Spring: 14.0 mi
- Mule Ears Spring: 16.1 mi
- Fresno Cascades: 15.4 mi
- Cattrail Falls: 16.7 mi
- The Window Pour Off: 16.8 mi
- Madrid Falls: 17.2 mi
- Mexicano Falls: 18.1 mi
- The Window: 16.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Pulliam Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Starlingua Ranch: 18.5 mi
- Balanced Rock: 24.9 mi
- Contrabando: 17.6 mi
- Big Bend National Park: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Terlingua. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Mountain | ESE 105° | 2,100 m | 16.9 mi |
| Carter Peak | E 100° | 1,682 m | 16.8 mi |
| Paisano Peak | NE 43° | 1,660 m | 12.8 mi |
| West Corazon Peak | NE 42° | 1,552 m | 16.0 mi |
| Fresno Peak | WNW 298° | 1,544 m | 15.8 mi |
| Hen Egg Mountain | N 5° | 1,519 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Williams | NE 39° | 1,470 m | 13.8 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | NW 304° | 1,461 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:59 | 19:35 | 20:06 |
| June solstice | 06:56 | 20:23 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:44 | 19:21 | 19:52 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 17:25 | 18:01 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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 | 49 | 57 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 72 | 59 | 51 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Terlingua, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12394945887
Day trips start here
- Big Bend National Park · 22 mi
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