Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 14 min6:00 am – 8:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 4 min7:02 am – 5:06 pm
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ClimateWarmest month June: highs 95°F, lows 70°FColdest month December: highs 56°F, lows 34°F9 in of rain a year, on about 20 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare114 days above 90°F, 53 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, La Tuna 1 S station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksFranklin Mountains State Park Visitor Centervisitor center · 2.0 miEl Paso Community College Northwest Campuscollege · 3.8 miNorth Franklin Mountainpeak · 3.4 miAnthonys Nosepeak · 2.7 miMundys Springspring · 3.0 miIndian Springspring · 4.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFranklin Mountains State Parkstate park · within reach · 27,246 acresWestside Sports Complexpark · 3.9 mi · 50 acresCimarron Sage Open Reservepark · 3.9 miFort Bliss National Cemeteryhistoric site · 10.0 mi · 82 acresChamizal National Memorialhistoric site · 12.4 mi · 55 acresMagoffin Home State Historic Sitestate historic site · 12.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 8 Feb 201549 mi away, near Pecan Park, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 8 Feb 201546 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighEl Paso County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighLightning Very HighHail Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality18% of days had good air in 202566 of 365 days measured236 moderate, 33 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 30 unhealthy daysMedian index 70, worst day 2122main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, El Paso County monitors, TX
Drinking waterEl Paso Water Utilitiesserves 747,168 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4,588 ft1,398 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPeak Behavioral Health8.2 miPost officeCanutillo Post Office4.1 miTown hallVinton City Hall3.6 miPoliceEl Paso County Sheriff's Office - Vinton Patrol Station3.7 miFire stationWest Valley Fire Department Vinton Station3.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeEl Paso Community College Northwest Campus3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEl Paso International Airport ELP13 miInterstateI-104.4 miUS highwayUS 1804.4 miAmtrakUnion Depot ELP13 miLight railBaltimore Dr/Mesa StSun Metro11 miCoachAnthonyLimousine Express5.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79910 ZIP area.
