Panther Junction, Texas | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Texas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Panther Junction |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Brewster |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 3,720 |
Coordinates: | 29.3289°N -103.205°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 79834 |
Area Code: | 432 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1378830[1] |
Panther Junction is an unincorporated community located in Brewster County, Texas, United States. The community is located inside Big Bend National Park. The ZIP Code serving the community is 79834, which is addressed to Big Bend National Park.[2]
Panther Junction is located approximately twenty miles east of Study Butte. The elevation for the community is above sea level.
Panther Junction is served by the San Vicente Independent School District, which located its school facility there circa 1951.[3] The district covers most of Big Bend National Park and Southeastern Brewster County.[4] High schoolers zoned to San Vicente ISD attend school in Terlingua Common School District's Big Bend High School.[5]
Previously Alpine High School of the Alpine Independent School District served as the high school for students from San Vicente ISD.[3] In 1996 Big Bend High opened,[6] and San Vicente began sending students to Big Bend High when it was established.[7]