Padre Island National Seashore
Padre Island National Seashore is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Alto de la Cruz stands 20 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Potrero Cortado, a peak 6.2 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 27 miles off. 19 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
- 26.7 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
19 named places within 25 miles
- Potrero Cortado: 6.2 mi
- Potrero Farias: 6.5 mi
- Potrero de las Canelas: 6.8 mi
- Potrero Grande: 7.0 mi
- Potrero Lopeno: 7.3 mi
- Black Bluff: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Padre Island National Seashore. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alto de la Cruz | WNW 289° | 20 m | 24.4 mi |
| Marana Trap | W 265° | 8 m | 19.5 mi |
| Padre Juanito Trap | W 275° | 8 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mota Casa | NNW 332° | 6 m | 12.0 mi |
| Santa Elena Trap | W 276° | 6 m | 12.5 mi |
| Potrero Cortado | WNW 289° | 5 m | 6.2 mi |
| Potrero Farias | W 260° | 4 m | 6.5 mi |
| Potrero de las Canelas | W 276° | 4 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:11 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 19:53 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:57 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 17:07 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 74 | 66 | 59 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 6.2 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sarita 7 E, 24 mi away.
- Laughing Gull7 obs
- Willet6 obs
- Brown Pelican4 obs
- Ring-billed Gull4 obs
- Great Blue Heron4 obs
- Royal Tern4 obs
- American Herring Gull4 obs
- Sanderling3 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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