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Terlingua

Terlingua from directly overhead

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.31953, -103.60646

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Historic sites: 32
Springs: 13
  • 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
Waterfalls: 5
  • 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
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Starlingua Ranch: 18.5 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 24.9 mi
Parks: 1
  • Big Bend National Park: 22.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Terlingua. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ward MountainESE 105°2,100 m16.9 mi
Carter PeakE 100°1,682 m16.8 mi
Paisano PeakNE 43°1,660 m12.8 mi
West Corazon PeakNE 42°1,552 m16.0 mi
Fresno PeakWNW 298°1,544 m15.8 mi
Hen Egg MountainN 5°1,519 m10.7 mi
Mount WilliamsNE 39°1,470 m13.8 mi
Eagle MountainNW 304°1,461 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5919:3520:06
June solstice06:5620:2320:58
September equinox07:4419:2119:52
December solstice07:4517:2518:01

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Apr, Oct–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495763728087878680725951
Precip in0.30.20.40.31.01.21.11.51.30.41.10.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Terlingua, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12394945887

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