- Elevation, modelled
- 959 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Housetop Mountain1,552 m · 23.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Pecos Trail8.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:55local time
- Coordinates
- 30.1432, -102.5434
Picnic Area is a picnic site in Texas, at a modelled 959 m. Housetop Mountain stands 1,552 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Terrell County, a historic site 8.2 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 8.0 miles off. 19 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housetop Mountain | W 273° | 1,552 m | 23.8 mi |
| Panther Peaks | WSW 257° | 1,375 m | 24.6 mi |
| Castle Mountain | W 261° | 1,369 m | 22.7 mi |
| Boat Hills | NNW 335° | 1,314 m | 22.5 mi |
| Cap Rock Butte | NW 319° | 1,290 m | 19.7 mi |
| Panther Peak | WNW 284° | 1,275 m | 12.3 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SW 226° | 1,272 m | 23.4 mi |
| Panther Mountain | WSW 246° | 1,115 m | 12.1 mi |
- 8.0 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
19 named places within 25 miles
- Javelina Hill: 8.5 mi
- Hominy Hill: 8.8 mi
- Two Top Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Panther Mountain: 12.1 mi
- Panther Peak: 12.3 mi
- Terrell County: 8.2 mi
- Sanderson Flash Flood: 8.8 mi
- General Alexander W. Terrell: 8.9 mi
- El Buen Pastor Methodist Church: 8.9 mi
- Baxter's Curve Train Robbery: 17.3 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 8.8 mi
- Terrell County Memorial Museum: 9.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:55 | 19:30 | 20:02 |
| June solstice | 06:50 | 20:20 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:39 | 19:17 | 19:48 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 17:19 | 17:55 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sanderson, 9 mi away.
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