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Devils River State Natural Area - Dan A. Hughes Unit

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Devils River State Natural Area - Dan A. Hughes Unit is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 438 m. Eagle Pass Hill stands 322 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Cliffs, a cliff 3.5 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 8.0 miles off. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

How to reach it

Coordinates29.67884, -100.97116

99 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 50
  • Comstock: 12.1 mi
  • Dead Man's Pass: 13.5 mi
  • Monumento de las Águilas Amigas: 16.6 mi
  • Monumento de las Águilas Amigas: 16.6 mi
  • Monumento de las Aguilas: 16.7 mi
Parks: 26
  • Rough Canyon Recreational Area: 7.2 mi
  • Governors Landing Campground: 14.2 mi
  • San Pedro Campground: 14.6 mi
  • Agarita Walking Trail: 18.8 mi
  • Buena Vista Park: 19.7 mi
Springs: 7
  • Carlos Camp Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Glenn Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Leon Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Blue Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Jose Maria Spring: 17.3 mi
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 2
  • White Shaman Preserve: 22.3 mi
  • White Shaman Cave: 22.8 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Round Mountain: 23.5 mi
  • Eagle Pass Hill: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dolan Falls: 14.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Devils River State Natural Area - Dan A. Hughes Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle Pass HillSSE 165°322 m23.8 mi
Round MountainSSE 168°308 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2419:56
June solstice06:4520:1320:48
September equinox07:3319:1019:42
December solstice07:3617:1417:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515663707883858680716052
Precip in0.70.71.41.32.61.81.92.53.21.71.00.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amistad DAM, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1353522739

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