Panther Junction, Texas

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Panther Junction, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Panther Junction residential area.
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Panther
Junction
Coordinates: 29°19′44″N103°12′18″W / 29.32889°N 103.20500°W / 29.32889; -103.20500
Country United States
State Texas
County Brewster
Elevation
3,720 ft (1,130 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
79834
Area code 432
GNIS feature ID1378830 [1]

Panther Junction is an unincorporated community located in Brewster County, Texas, United States. The community is located inside Big Bend National Park. The ZIP Code serving the community is 79834, which is addressed to Big Bend National Park. [2]

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Geography

Panther Junction is located approximately twenty miles east of Study Butte. The elevation for the community is 3,720 feet (1,130 m) above sea level.

Climate

Climate data for Panther Junction, Texas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1955–present
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)83
(28)		91
(33)		95
(35)		102
(39)		105
(41)		109
(43)		108
(42)		107
(42)		103
(39)		99
(37)		92
(33)		85
(29)		109
(43)
Mean maximum °F (°C)77.4
(25.2)		82.5
(28.1)		87.9
(31.1)		93.9
(34.4)		99.7
(37.6)		102.5
(39.2)		100.2
(37.9)		98.5
(36.9)		95.7
(35.4)		91.5
(33.1)		83.1
(28.4)		77.9
(25.5)		103.3
(39.6)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)60.8
(16.0)		66.3
(19.1)		74.0
(23.3)		81.9
(27.7)		89.3
(31.8)		93.6
(34.2)		92.0
(33.3)		91.2
(32.9)		85.9
(29.9)		79.7
(26.5)		69.0
(20.6)		61.6
(16.4)		78.8
(26.0)
Daily mean °F (°C)48.8
(9.3)		53.8
(12.1)		60.3
(15.7)		67.8
(19.9)		75.9
(24.4)		81.0
(27.2)		80.7
(27.1)		80.2
(26.8)		74.6
(23.7)		67.3
(19.6)		57.0
(13.9)		49.7
(9.8)		66.4
(19.1)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)36.8
(2.7)		41.4
(5.2)		46.6
(8.1)		53.6
(12.0)		62.4
(16.9)		68.3
(20.2)		69.5
(20.8)		69.1
(20.6)		63.3
(17.4)		54.8
(12.7)		44.9
(7.2)		37.7
(3.2)		54.0
(12.2)
Mean minimum °F (°C)23.9
(−4.5)		26.4
(−3.1)		31.4
(−0.3)		39.5
(4.2)		49.4
(9.7)		60.9
(16.1)		62.9
(17.2)		62.9
(17.2)		53.1
(11.7)		40.1
(4.5)		30.5
(−0.8)		23.9
(−4.5)		20.2
(−6.6)
Record low °F (°C)4
(−16)		6
(−14)		19
(−7)		29
(−2)		38
(3)		48
(9)		51
(11)		50
(10)		37
(3)		24
(−4)		14
(−10)		4
(−16)		4
(−16)
Average precipitation inches (mm)0.48
(12)		0.44
(11)		0.39
(9.9)		0.49
(12)		1.30
(33)		1.67
(42)		2.25
(57)		1.93
(49)		1.71
(43)		1.17
(30)		0.70
(18)		0.47
(12)		13.00
(330)
Average snowfall inches (cm)0.1
(0.25)		0.1
(0.25)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.2
(0.51)		0.4
(1.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)3.13.11.92.34.86.17.37.15.84.33.32.651.7
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)0.10.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.10.2
Source: NOAA [3] [4]

Education

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Map of Brewster County, Texas with school district boundaries

Panther Junction is served by the San Vicente Independent School District, which located its school facility there circa 1951. [5] The district covers most of Big Bend National Park and Southeastern Brewster County. [6] High schoolers zoned to San Vicente ISD attend school in Terlingua Common School District's Big Bend High School. [7]

Previously Alpine High School of the Alpine Independent School District served as the high school for students from San Vicente ISD. [5] In 1996 Big Bend High opened, [8] and San Vicente began sending students to Big Bend High when it was established. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Feature Detail Report for: Panther Junction. USGS. Accessed 2021-04-25
  2. ↑ Highway 385 Panther Junction, Big Bend National Park, TX 79834. Accessed 2021-04-25
  3. ↑ "NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  5. 1 2 Tucker, Albert Briggs (2008). Ghost Schools of the Big Bend. Howard Payne University Press. p.  26. ISBN   9780615191348.
  6. ↑ "School districts in Brewster County". Texas Education Agency. March 5, 2001. Archived from the original on March 5, 2001. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Jessi Milam". U.S. Department of Education . Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  8. ↑ Pressly, Sue Ann (August 10, 1997). "Town's New High School Makes Grade With Students". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  9. ↑ Trotter, Andrew (September 11, 1996). "Take Note". Education Week . Retrieved June 16, 2021.
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