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United States : Texas

10.2 miles (16.4 km) NW of Fort Stockton, Pecos, TX, USA
Approx. altitude: 884 m (2900 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap topo aerial ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 31°S 77°E

Accuracy: 6 m (19 ft)
Quality: good

Click on any of the images for the full-sized picture.

#2: The view to the north #3: Windmill near the confluence #4: GPS display #5: Tsvika on the confluence #6: Ranch entrance marker on Gomez Road

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  31°N 103°W (visit #3)  

#1: Looking west towards the rise

(visited by Richard Rutledge and Tsvi Kuflik)

17-Jan-2003 -- Tsvika has come to Texas and wanted to try another confluence hunt. Since he likes West Texas we decided to try the one near Ft Stockton. Taking the advice of Tim Vasquez, who had attempted this confluence, we departed Ft. Stockton north on highway 18. A few miles north we turned back west on Gomez Road. We then headed several miles west, passing numerous oil pumps and a couple of new wells being drilled, until we came upon a road that turned north and led both into a natural gas plant and a dirt road that split both north and west - we first took the western road.

From here we traveled for about 3 miles but ended up on a dead-end. We retraced our travel back towards the plant and took the dirt road that ran north along the property line of the gas plant and it eventually turned northwest, towards the confluence.

The going was slow as the road was a bit rough and we had a sedan with a low clearance. However, the road took us to a dead end but only 300 feet from the confluence. The only item out here to use as a marker was a windmill (picture #3) aproximately 200 yards northeast of the confluence.

Tsvika performed the confluence dance with our Garmin GPS III, which indicated an EPE of 18 feet. We took the picture of the GPS display zeroed out and then a few more on the cardinal directions. The land is quite dry and barren looking, with only tumbleweeds and Mesquite trees to look at.

This hunt turned out to be relatively easy compared to others we have tried, but still satisfying. With the extra time we had before heading back home we visited Ft Stockton and had some lunch in town. It is a nice clean town with friendly locals, and deserves another visit when more time is available.


 All pictures
#1: Looking west towards the rise
#2: The view to the north
#3: Windmill near the confluence
#4: GPS display
#5: Tsvika on the confluence
#6: Ranch entrance marker on Gomez Road
ALL: All pictures on one page
  Notes
Take Exit 257 on I-10, and turn left (north) onto US 285. Go 7.0 miles (going past the Ft. Stockton Oil and Gas Field on your right) to an unnamed road which crosses the highway. Turn right onto it, and go 2.74 miles north. Stop, and walk 290 feet due east to the confluence.