Boquillas was a small settlement in Texas, United States, located on the northern banks of the Rio Grande. It was located within Brewster County, five miles (8 km) northeast of San Vicente.[2] The place existed to service the mining operations at Boquillas del Carmen, Mexico, just across the Rio Grande.
Boquillas, Texas | |
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 Boquillas in Big Bend | |
| Nickname: Rio Grande Village | |
  Boquillas, Texas Location within Texas  Boquillas, Texas Boquillas, Texas (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 29°10′58″N 102°57′41.5″W / 29.18278°N 102.961528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Brewster |
| Elevation | 1,844 ft (562 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 79834 |
| Area code | 432 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2034469[1] |
Between 1901 and 1936, María G. Sada ran "Chata's Place", the only store and restaurant in the Boquillas area at that time.
Boquillas is now in Big Bend National Park. It is now usually known as Rio Grande Village, and consists of a ranger station and other buildings to serve visitors to the park.[3]
The Rio Grande border crossing to Boquillas del Carmen was closed in 2002. On January 7, 2011, the U.S. National Park Service announced plans to reopen the crossing.[4] After multiple delays, the unmanned border station was finally opened on April 11, 2013.[5][6][7]
Geographic points of interest
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Climate
editThe Köppen climate classification system categorizes Boquillas as a semiarid climate .
| Climate data for Boquillas (Rio Grande Village), Texas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1910–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 92 (33) |
100 (38) |
105 (41) |
112 (44) |
116 (47) |
119 (48) |
116 (47) |
116 (47) |
115 (46) |
106 (41) |
99 (37) |
94 (34) |
119 (48) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 86.4 (30.2) |
92.3 (33.5) |
98.2 (36.8) |
104.8 (40.4) |
110.2 (43.4) |
112.9 (44.9) |
110.8 (43.8) |
109.1 (42.8) |
105.8 (41.0) |
101.6 (38.7) |
92.3 (33.5) |
84.8 (29.3) |
113.7 (45.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 70.2 (21.2) |
75.9 (24.4) |
84.5 (29.2) |
92.8 (33.8) |
100.1 (37.8) |
104.8 (40.4) |
102.8 (39.3) |
101.6 (38.7) |
96.8 (36.0) |
89.3 (31.8) |
77.9 (25.5) |
69.8 (21.0) |
88.9 (31.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 49.9 (9.9) |
56.0 (13.3) |
64.6 (18.1) |
72.5 (22.5) |
81.8 (27.7) |
88.4 (31.3) |
87.4 (30.8) |
86.4 (30.2) |
81.1 (27.3) |
71.6 (22.0) |
59.3 (15.2) |
50.5 (10.3) |
70.8 (21.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 29.6 (−1.3) |
36.1 (2.3) |
44.7 (7.1) |
52.1 (11.2) |
63.4 (17.4) |
71.9 (22.2) |
72.0 (22.2) |
71.2 (21.8) |
65.5 (18.6) |
54.0 (12.2) |
40.6 (4.8) |
31.1 (−0.5) |
52.7 (11.5) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 19.5 (−6.9) |
23.2 (−4.9) |
29.8 (−1.2) |
38.3 (3.5) |
49.5 (9.7) |
63.3 (17.4) |
67.0 (19.4) |
65.6 (18.7) |
53.6 (12.0) |
37.5 (3.1) |
26.7 (−2.9) |
19.2 (−7.1) |
16.1 (−8.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 7 (−14) |
4 (−16) |
14 (−10) |
29 (−2) |
41 (5) |
55 (13) |
57 (14) |
60 (16) |
40 (4) |
24 (−4) |
16 (−9) |
4 (−16) |
4 (−16) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.41 (10) |
0.41 (10) |
0.27 (6.9) |
0.35 (8.9) |
1.04 (26) |
1.32 (34) |
1.45 (37) |
0.86 (22) |
0.67 (17) |
0.95 (24) |
0.65 (17) |
0.30 (7.6) |
8.68 (220.4) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 39.0 |
| Source 1: NOAA[8] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NWS/XMACIS2[9](2007–present)[10](1910–2006) | |||||||||||||
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Panoramic view of marsh crossing on the Rio Grande Village Nature Trail -
Panoramic overlook view on the Rio Grande Village Nature Trail in Big Bend National Park, Texas.
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boquillas, Texas
- ^ "San Vicente, TX". Texas State Historical Association. Archived from the original on August 5, 2014.
- ^ Welsh, Michael (January 2002). "Landscape of Ghosts, River of Dreams: An Administrative History of Big Bend National Park" (PDF). National Park Service. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 30, 2010.
- ^ Burnett, John (January 7, 2007). "Big Bend Border Crossing To Reopen". NPR News. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013.
- ^ "In Boquillas, reopened border crossing a welcome sight". Houston Chronicle. April 15, 2013. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
- ^ "Formalizing A Border Crossing At Boquillas". KPBS. January 2, 2013. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
- ^ "Border opening brings life back to Boquillas". My San Antonio. April 13, 2013. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Boquillas RS, TX". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Midland". National Weather Service. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
External links
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- Kohout, Martin Donell. "Boquillas, Tx". TSHA Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.
- Brune, Gunnar. "Boquillas Hot Springs". TSHA Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.
- "Boquillas, Texas - Coahuila, Mexico Aerial Map", Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, The University of Texas at Austin
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