Editing Van Horn, Texas (section)

==Geography==
Van Horn is located in southwestern Culberson County at {{Coord|31|2|33|N|104|49|59|W|type:city}} (31.042489, –104.832928).<ref name="GR1">{{Cite web |date=February 12, 2011 |title=US Gazetteer Files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=April 23, 2011 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> [[Interstate 10 in Texas|Interstate 10]] passes through the town, leading east {{convert|120|mi}} to [[Fort Stockton, Texas|Fort Stockton]] and northwest {{convert|118|mi}} to [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]]. Van Horn is the western terminus of [[U.S. Route 90 in Texas|U.S. Route 90]]; from Van Horn it leads southeast {{convert|73|mi}} to [[Marfa, Texas|Marfa]]. [[Texas State Highway 54]] leads north from Van Horn {{convert|65|mi}} to [[Pine Springs, Texas|Pine Springs]] and the [[Guadalupe Mountains]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|7.3|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010" /> Threemile Peak, elevation {{convert|4868|ft}}, rises to the northwest overlooking the town.

{{Gallery |width=200 |File:Van Horn Eagle Field 2008.jpg |The old Eagle Field, before the 2014 construction of the new stadium, with Threemile Peak in the background |File:Threemile Mt 2008.jpg |Threemile Peak, with a white "V" for Van Horn on it}}

===Climate===
{{Weather box
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 | location    = Van Horn, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1942–present)
 | Jan record high F  = 80
 | Feb record high F  = 88
 | Mar record high F  = 94
 | Apr record high F  = 100
 | May record high F  = 105
 | Jun record high F  = 112
 | Jul record high F  = 108
 | Aug record high F  = 108
 | Sep record high F  = 104
 | Oct record high F  = 98
 | Nov record high F  = 87
 | Dec record high F  = 82
 | year record high F = 
 | Jan high F = 59.1
 | Feb high F = 64.2
 | Mar high F = 71.6
 | Apr high F = 78.8
 | May high F = 86.6
 | Jun high F = 94.5
 | Jul high F = 92.9
 | Aug high F = 91.9
 | Sep high F = 85.9
 | Oct high F = 78.7
 | Nov high F = 68.1
 | Dec high F = 59.2
 | year high F = 77.6
 | Jan mean F = 44.6
 | Feb mean F = 49.0
 | Mar mean F = 56.1
 | Apr mean F = 63.4
 | May mean F = 71.9
 | Jun mean F = 80.4
 | Jul mean F = 80.6
 | Aug mean F = 79.5
 | Sep mean F = 73.3
 | Oct mean F = 64.3
 | Nov mean F = 53.2
 | Dec mean F = 45.1
 | year mean F = 63.4
 | Jan low F = 30.0
 | Feb low F = 33.8
 | Mar low F = 40.6
 | Apr low F = 47.9
 | May low F = 57.3
 | Jun low F = 66.4
 | Jul low F = 68.3
 | Aug low F = 67.1
 | Sep low F = 60.6
 | Oct low F = 49.8
 | Nov low F = 38.3
 | Dec low F = 30.9
 | year low F = 49.2
 | Jan record low F  = -7
 | Feb record low F  = -3
 | Mar record low F  = 9
 | Apr record low F  = 24
 | May record low F  = 31
 | Jun record low F  = 45
 | Jul record low F  = 53
 | Aug record low F  = 48
 | Sep record low F  = 33
 | Oct record low F  = 19
 | Nov record low F  = 10
 | Dec record low F  = 0
 | year record low F = 
 | precipitation colour   = green
 | Jan precipitation inch = 0.47
 | Feb precipitation inch = 0.44
 | Mar precipitation inch = 0.25
 | Apr precipitation inch = 0.22
 | May precipitation inch = 0.49
 | Jun precipitation inch = 1.10
 | Jul precipitation inch = 2.05
 | Aug precipitation inch = 1.95
 | Sep precipitation inch = 1.50
 | Oct precipitation inch = 0.94
 | Nov precipitation inch = 0.42
 | Dec precipitation inch = 0.49
 | year precipitation inch = 10.32
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
 | Jan precipitation days  = 2.8
 | Feb precipitation days  = 2.7
 | Mar precipitation days  = 1.9
 | Apr precipitation days  = 1.6
 | May precipitation days  = 3.1
 | Jun precipitation days  = 4.4
 | Jul precipitation days  = 7.5
 | Aug precipitation days  = 7.8
 | Sep precipitation days  = 5.7
 | Oct precipitation days  = 4.1
 | Nov precipitation days  = 2.5
 | Dec precipitation days  = 2.8
 | year precipitation days = 46.9
 | Jan snow inch = 0.7
 | Feb snow inch = 0.6
 | Mar snow inch = 0.2
 | Apr snow inch = 0.0
 | May snow inch = 0.0
 | Jun snow inch = 0.0
 | Jul snow inch = 0.0
 | Aug snow inch = 0.0
 | Sep snow inch = 0.0
 | Oct snow inch = 0.1
 | Nov snow inch = 0.5
 | Dec snow inch = 1.2
 | year snow inch = 3.3
 | unit snow days = 0.1 in
 | Jan snow days  = 0.4
 | Feb snow days  = 0.2
 | Mar snow days  = 0.1
 | Apr snow days  = 0.0
 | May snow days  = 0.0
 | Jun snow days  = 0.0
 | Jul snow days  = 0.0
 | Aug snow days  = 0.0
 | Sep snow days  = 0.0
 | Oct snow days  = 0.0
 | Nov snow days  = 0.2
 | Dec snow days  = 0.5
 | year snow days = 1.4
 | source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=maf
|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = January 1, 2024}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00419295&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = January 1, 2024}}</ref>
}}