Van Horn Wells
Van Horn Wells is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,207 m. Eagle Peak stands 2,274 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Heliograph Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail runs past it. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1970
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Mountain Trail
52 named places within 25 miles
- Heliograph Hill: 1.6 mi
- High Lonesome Peak: 5.8 mi
- Chispa Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Hackett Peak: 12.2 mi
- Needle Peak: 12.7 mi
- Clark Hotel: 10.8 mi
- Texas Civil War Indian Trouble: 11.0 mi
- Colonel David B. Culberson,: 11.0 mi
- Original Culberson County Jail: 11.0 mi
- Presbyterian Church: 11.0 mi
- Culberson County Eastbound Rest Area: 11.0 mi
- Culberson County Westbound Rest Area: 11.0 mi
- Scenic Overlook & Rest Area: 12.2 mi
- Culberson County Safety Rest Area Westbound: 13.5 mi
- Culberson County Safety Rest Area Eastbound: 13.7 mi
- South Lobo Campground: 6.1 mi
- Rivas Park: 10.4 mi
- Van Horn City Park: 11.0 mi
- Van Horn V: 12.5 mi
- Culberson County Historic Museum: 13.6 mi
- Echo Spring: 14.5 mi
- Rough Trap: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Van Horn Wells. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | W 278° | 2,274 m | 17.6 mi |
| Panther Peak | WNW 287° | 1,929 m | 19.5 mi |
| Tumbledown Mountain | NNW 343° | 1,780 m | 18.4 mi |
| Beach Mountains | NNW 347° | 1,761 m | 17.7 mi |
| Star Mesa | SSE 167° | 1,761 m | 21.8 mi |
| Boracho Peak | E 81° | 1,718 m | 24.1 mi |
| High Lonesome Peak | WSW 236° | 1,715 m | 5.8 mi |
| Newton Mesa | SSE 166° | 1,698 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:04 | 19:39 | 20:11 |
| June solstice | 06:57 | 20:31 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:48 | 19:25 | 19:57 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 17:26 | 18:02 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 64 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — VAN Horn, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6346034682
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