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
Boquillas in Big Bend
Boquillas in Big Bend
Nickname: 
Rio Grande Village
Boquillas, Texas is located in Texas
Boquillas, Texas
Boquillas, Texas
Location within Texas
Boquillas, Texas is located in the United States
Boquillas, Texas
Boquillas, Texas
Boquillas, Texas (the United States)
Coordinates: 29°10′58″N 102°57′41.5″W / 29.18278°N 102.961528°W / 29.18278; -102.961528
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrewster
Elevation1,844 ft (562 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
79834
Area code432
GNIS feature ID2034469[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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Overlook of Rio Grande Village in Big Bend National Park, Texas.

Climate

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The 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)

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boquillas, Texas
  2. ^ "San Vicente, TX". Texas State Historical Association. Archived from the original on August 5, 2014.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Burnett, John (January 7, 2007). "Big Bend Border Crossing To Reopen". NPR News. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Formalizing A Border Crossing At Boquillas". KPBS. January 2, 2013. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Boquillas RS, TX". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  9. ^ "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Midland". National Weather Service. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  10. ^ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
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