Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site
About
Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site is a Texas state park managed by State Park and Recreation, about 5.5 miles from the town of Butterfield. The park is a base for both hiking and climbing, with marked trails and named climbing areas clustered within a few tenths of a mile of one another. The most comfortable months are spring and fall. A nearby weather station records typical average highs around 75°F in April and 76°F in October. Summer typically brings highs in the low 90s, and winter lows near freezing. The closest options are the Starry-Eyed Man Trail and the Between climbing area, each about 0.1 mile away. West Mountain is about 0.2 mile off for climbers, and hikers can also reach the Tabloid Pass Trail, roughly 0.3 mile away.
Park size
858 acres
Location
Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site
Texas
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Mar–May. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 67–85°F and lows of 41–55°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the El Paso 32 Ene, TX weather station, 7.4 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan54° high32° low1 days with snow
- Feb59° high35° low1 days with snow
- Mar67° high41° low
- Apr75° high46° low
- May85° high55° low
- Jun93° high64° low
- Jul93° high65° low
- Aug91° high65° low
- Sep86° high60° low
- Oct76° high50° low
- Nov64° high39° low
- Dec54° high33° low1 days with snow
Where it is
- Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site · State park
- Nearest town
- Butterfield, Texas · 5.5 mi
- Managed by
- State Park and Recreation
Nearby
- Starry-Eyed Man TrailHiking0.1 mi
- BetweenRock climbing0.1 mi
- West MountainRock climbing0.2 mi
- Between the SheetsRock climbing0.2 mi
- Wellsite, TheRock climbing0.2 mi
- East Spur TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Tabloid Pass TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Basin Area TrailHiking0.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
