North Franklin Mountain
North Franklin Mountain rises to 2,186 m in Texas. Anthonys Nose stands 2,081 m to the north, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. El Camino Real passes 7.5 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
North Franklin Mountain (or North Franklin Peak) is a mountain in the Franklin Mountains of El Paso, Texas, located in the Southwestern United States. North Franklin, at 7,192 feet (2,192 m), is the highest point in El Paso, and the 27th-highest mountain in the state of Texas. Surrounded by a state park and with a maintained trail leading to its summit, the mountain is a popular hiking destination. The eastern slope extends into Castner Range National Monument. North Franklin is located entirely within the city of El Paso, approximately 10 miles (16 km) east of the Texas–New Mexico border and 15 miles (24 km) north of the U.S.–Mexico border. The mountain is the highest of the Franklins, clipping nearby Anthony's Nose by just over 200 feet (61 m) and neighboring South Franklin by nearly 300 feet (91 m). North Franklin rises 3,300 feet (1,000 m) above both its western base in the Mesilla Valley and its eastern base in the Hueco Bolson. In spite of its name, North Franklin is actually in the central Franklins, being the northernmost of the range's two key peaks (South Franklin, of course, is the other). To the south of these, the South Franklins include the peaks Mount Franklin and Ranger Peak (all of the television broadcast towers for El Paso are in the Southern Franklins). Like most of the Franklins, North Franklin Mountain is visible from many miles away. When observed from the east or west, North Franklin is shaped like a scalene triangle, with its long side facing its dome-shaped sister peak South Franklin Mountain. This quality makes it a valuable navigation point when traversing the desert areas around El Paso.
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Wikidata Q7055443, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2186 m
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 9.4 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Fusselman Canyon: 1.4 mi
- B-36 Crash Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Field of Honor: 7.1 mi
- Texas: 7.7 mi
- El Paso: 7.7 mi
- Hidden Cove: 2.4 mi
- Franklin Hills #8 Park: 2.6 mi
- Linda Daw Hudson Park: 3.1 mi
- Lomas Del Sol Park: 3.1 mi
- Bear Ridge Park: 3.2 mi
- Indian Peak: 0.6 mi
- Castner Range: 1.5 mi
- The Mammoth: 2.6 mi
- South Franklin Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Point 5150: 3.7 mi
- El Paso Museum of Archaeology: 2.6 mi
- National Border Patrol Museum: 2.6 mi
- Franklin Mountains State Park Headquarters: 4.2 mi
- Combined Arms Heritage Park: 6.8 mi
- 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss Museum: 6.8 mi
- Mining Minds: 9.3 mi
- The Equestrian: 9.3 mi
- Nos faltan 43: 9.5 mi
- Hands across the border: 9.5 mi
- Ni ladrones ni delincuentes, somos trabajadores internacionales: 9.5 mi
- Bob-0: 7.2 mi
- La Union Maze: 8.2 mi
- El Milagro: 13.8 mi
- Centro Recreativo Anitas: 17.8 mi
- Centro Recreativo Anitas: 17.8 mi
- Smeltertown: 8.4 mi
- Smeltertown: 8.5 mi
- Lanark: 19.5 mi
- Japaneese Garden: 7.6 mi
- Chihuahuan Desert Gardens: 9.3 mi
- Rest Area I-10 (West Bound): 8.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of North Franklin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthonys Nose | N 356° | 2,081 m | 3.9 mi |
| South Franklin Mountain | S 176° | 2,070 m | 2.7 mi |
| Indian Peak | ENE 64° | 1,985 m | 0.6 mi |
| The Mammoth | S 183° | 1,982 m | 2.6 mi |
| Mount Franklin | S 179° | 1,870 m | 4.9 mi |
| Ranger Peak | S 175° | 1,711 m | 6.8 mi |
| Bishop Cap | NNW 342° | 1,651 m | 20.9 mi |
| North Anthonys Nose | NNW 346° | 1,619 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:40 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:32 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:30 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Tuna 1 S, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1342745 — North Franklin Mountain, El Paso County, Texas.
OpenStreetMap element node/356713261
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- El Paso · 10 mi
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