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Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge

Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge is the largest protected area of natural habitat left in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

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National Wildlife Refuge100,892 acresUSFWSTX
Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by William L. Farr, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateTexas
Size100,892 acres
FWS regionRegion 2
Center point26.06° N, 97.33° W
Night skyVery dark ground, a faint glow at most (Black Marble reading 34)

Boundary map

21 outlines

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees

The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge60°70°80°90°January: 1.45 inches of precipitationFebruary: 1.22 inches of precipitationMarch: 1.68 inches of precipitationApril: 1.59 inches of precipitationMay: 2.36 inches of precipitationJune: 3.06 inches of precipitationJuly: 2.27 inches of precipitationAugust: 1.93 inches of precipitationSeptember: 6.15 inches of precipitationOctober: 3.86 inches of precipitationNovember: 1.77 inches of precipitationDecember: 1.41 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 60.3°F averageFebruary: 64.2°F averageMarch: 68.4°F averageApril: 73.9°F averageMay: 79.4°F averageJune: 83.2°F averageJuly: 84.0°F averageAugust: 84.5°F averageSeptember: 81.2°F averageOctober: 77.0°F averageNovember: 69.1°F averageDecember: 62.1°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Port Isabel, 3 miles from the center point at 17 feet, station USC00417179 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 29 inches a year.

Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Park System units within 30 miles · Park Atlas
National Historical Park · 5 mi
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
National Register listings within 15 miles · 26 in all · Register Atlas

Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge?

100,892 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge in?

Texas.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 26.060° N, 97.326° W. Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park is 5 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Which national parks are near Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge?

Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park (5 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 26 listings within 15 miles, including Point Isabel Lighthouse and McNair House.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

  • Boundary, name: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge boundary layer.
  • States and territories: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons and coarse outlines of the territories and outlying islands. A place is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area. A boundary that touches no outline is listed under the nearest one.
  • Acreage: geodesic area of the published polygon. The agency’s official acreage can differ where the boundary includes water, easements or inholdings.
  • Photograph: the image Wikidata records for this refuge (Q2525890), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. The article was accepted because its title contains this unit’s name.
  • Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
  • Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
  • Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.