Place · Marfa lights

Paisano Pass, US 90

mountain pass

Mountain pass0

Note

The point is the Texas Historical Commission marker for Paisano Pass on US 90 east of the viewing area (OpenStreetMap node 12453470776, THC marker 3951). The Handbook of Texas places the lights between Marfa and Paisano Pass, and the Ellison story has him driving cattle through it in 1883.

Cites 1

Marfa Lights (Handbook of Texas Online)

SRC

Happened here 1

Robert Reed Ellison is said to have seen lights while driving cattle through Paisano Pass

Event

EVT

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Paisano Pass, US 90 [Place PLC0DCKG3MYAZAR]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0DCKG3MYAZAR

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  title     = {Paisano Pass, US 90},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Place, catalog key PLC0DCKG3MYAZAR},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0DCKG3MYAZAR}
}