- Elevation, modelled
- 864 m
- Tallest summit within 14.4 miles
- Emory Peak2,385 m · 13.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Mountain Trail1.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:57local time
- Coordinates
- 29.3340, -103.5073
Joe Black Spring is a spring in Texas, at a modelled 864 m. Emory Peak stands 2,385 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Head Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 1.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Joe Black Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emory Peak | ESE 116° | 2,385 m | 13.6 mi |
| Toll Mountain | ESE 113° | 2,255 m | 14.2 mi |
| Casa Grande Peak | ESE 109° | 2,165 m | 14.0 mi |
| Ward Mountain | ESE 117° | 2,100 m | 11.7 mi |
| Pulliam Peak | ESE 102° | 2,077 m | 13.1 mi |
| Vernon Bailey Peak | ESE 107° | 2,018 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mount Huffman | ESE 106° | 1,918 m | 13.8 mi |
| Carter Peak | ESE 110° | 1,682 m | 11.3 mi |
- 1.5 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Indian Head Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Maverick Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Study Butte: 1.6 mi
- Bee Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Willow Mountain: 2.2 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Terlingua: 6.1 mi
- Federico Villalba: 6.4 mi
- An old waterpump: 9.1 mi
- Dorgan house ruin: 12.9 mi
- Sublett house ruin: 13.1 mi
Springs: 11
- Indian Head Spring: 0.6 mi
- Christmas Spring: 6.1 mi
- Cub Spring: 8.4 mi
- Oak Spring: 10.9 mi
- Ward Spring: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Cattrail Falls: 11.2 mi
- The Window Pour Off: 11.3 mi
- Fresno Cascades: 21.1 mi
- Madrid Falls: 22.9 mi
- Mexicano Falls: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 4
- Starlingua Ranch: 14.8 mi
- Balanced Rock: 18.9 mi
- Big Bend NP: 21.7 mi
- Fossil Bone Exhibit: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Terlingua: 6.6 mi
- Contrabando: 23.7 mi
- Glenn Springs: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
- The Window: 11.3 mi
- Pulliam Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Red Bluff: 17.3 mi
Parks: 1
- Big Bend National Park: 16.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:59 | 19:35 | 20:06 |
| June solstice | 06:56 | 20:23 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:43 | 19:21 | 19:52 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 17:25 | 18:01 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 82 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 73 | 61 | 52 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Study Butte, 3 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Big Bend National Park · 17 mi
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