Official Name: | Chinati, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Texas |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Texas |
Pushpin Relief: | y |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Presidio |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 2694 |
Coordinates: | 29.8242°N -104.6058°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 79843 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 432 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2034438 |
Chinati is an unincorporated community in Presidio County, Texas, United States.
It is named after the surrounding Chinati Mountain Range.[1]
The word "chinati" derives from the Apache word ch'íná'itíh, which means gate or mountain pass.[2]
Chinati is zoned to schools in the Presidio Independent School District.