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Mule Ear Peaks

Mule Ear Peaks rises to 1,044 m in Texas. Emory Peak stands 2,385 m to the northeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mule Ears Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 15 miles off.

The story

Mule Ear Peaks are two summits in Brewster County, Texas, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q31714003, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1044 m

How to reach it

Coordinates29.14631, -103.40184

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Trap Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Goat Mountain: 2.9 mi
  • Triangulation Station Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Kit Mountain: 4.9 mi
  • Carousel Mountain: 5.0 mi
Historic sites: 31
  • Dominguez Spring Ruins: 5.7 mi
  • Dominguez Spring Ruins: 5.7 mi
  • Ruins: 5.9 mi
  • 689.4576: 5.9 mi
  • Ruins: 5.9 mi
Springs: 12
  • Mule Ears Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Dominguez Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Cedar Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Ward Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Boot Spring: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Big Bend NP: 11.1 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 21.2 mi
  • Fossil Bone Exhibit: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cattrail Falls: 9.7 mi
  • The Window Pour Off: 10.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Parks: 1
  • Big Bend National Park: 11.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Mule Ear Peaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Emory PeakNE 40°2,385 m9.0 mi
Townsend PointNE 47°2,304 m9.2 mi
Lost Mine PeakNE 44°2,262 m12.4 mi
Toll MountainNE 42°2,255 m10.0 mi
Casa Grande PeakNE 39°2,165 m10.9 mi
Crown MountainNE 47°2,132 m11.6 mi
Ward MountainNNE 28°2,100 m8.6 mi
Pulliam PeakNNE 32°2,077 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5819:3420:05
June solstice06:5620:2220:56
September equinox07:4319:2019:52
December solstice07:4417:2518:01

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525966758389898983746253
Precip in0.40.30.30.40.81.41.71.51.50.80.50.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Castolon, 7 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Big Bend National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Aug and Jul; busiest: Mar.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356741262

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