Big Spring State Park
Big Spring State Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 856 m. South Mountain stands 845 m to the east-southeast, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Scenic Overlook, a picnic site 0.2 miles away. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
60 named places within 25 miles
- Big Spring State Park on Route of Old Comanche War Trail: 0.6 mi
- Route of Marcy's Trail: 1.2 mi
- Potton House: 1.7 mi
- First National Bank in Big Spring: 1.8 mi
- Howard County: 1.8 mi
- Scenic Mountain: 0.5 mi
- South Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Gold Hill: 3.9 mi
- Signal Mountains: 9.7 mi
- Signal Peak: 10.7 mi
- ABC Park: 1.2 mi
- Comanche Trail Park: 1.2 mi
- Heart of the City Plaza: 1.8 mi
- Birdwell Park: 2.0 mi
- Roy Anderson Sports Complex: 2.5 mi
- Hangar 25 Air Museum: 1.2 mi
- Heritage Museum: 1.6 mi
- Potton-Hayden House: 1.7 mi
- Martin County Historical Museum: 18.6 mi
- Howard County Eastbound Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- US-87 Knotts Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 0.2 mi
- Indian Point: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Spring State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Mountain | ESE 103° | 845 m | 2.0 mi |
| Scenic Mountain | ENE 79° | 843 m | 0.5 mi |
| West Gunsight Mountain | N 7° | 818 m | 19.8 mi |
| East Gunsight Mountain | N 10° | 814 m | 19.8 mi |
| Signal Peak | E 100° | 813 m | 10.7 mi |
| Signal Mountains | ESE 110° | 808 m | 9.7 mi |
| Hog Mountain | SSW 207° | 798 m | 17.4 mi |
| Hayrick Mountain | ESE 118° | 797 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:26 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:41 | 20:20 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 17:09 | 17:46 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 66 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Spring, 3 mi away.
- Agarita88 obs
- honey mesquite53 obs
- little leaf sumac48 obs
- Greater Earless Lizard43 obs
- Christmas cholla35 obs
- little buckthorn34 obs
- redberry juniper34 obs
- feather dalea31 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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