- Elevation, modelled
- 1,670 m
- Tallest summit within 18.8 miles
- Baldy Peak2,537 m · 9.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Mountain Trail6.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:02local time
- Coordinates
- 30.5345, -104.0644
Point of Rocks roadside park is a picnic site in Texas, at a modelled 1,670 m. Baldy Peak stands 2,537 m to the northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Carpenter Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 6.6 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Point of Rocks roadside park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Peak | NW 317° | 2,537 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Livermore | NW 317° | 2,492 m | 9.5 mi |
| Brooks Mountain | NW 309° | 2,365 m | 10.9 mi |
| Paradise Mountain | NW 313° | 2,354 m | 6.2 mi |
| Pine Peak | NNW 341° | 2,341 m | 8.8 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | NW 317° | 2,333 m | 14.2 mi |
| Richman Mountain | NW 323° | 2,315 m | 9.6 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNE 21° | 2,296 m | 13.9 mi |
- 6.6 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Keesey Canyon Overlook · 9 mi
- Limpia Creek Vista · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Carpenter Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 2.9 mi
- Bull Pasture Hills: 3.0 mi
- Blue Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Lone Tree Hill: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 42
- Bloys Camp Meeting: 4.6 mi
- Prude Ranch: 8.4 mi
- Prude Ranch: 8.4 mi
- McDonald Observatory of the University of Texas: 9.7 mi
- Wolf Den Tank: 9.8 mi
Museums: 8
- Overland Trail Museum: 11.0 mi
- Rattlers & Reptiles: 11.6 mi
- Neill Museum: 14.9 mi
- Overland Trail Museum: 14.9 mi
- Marfa Holocaust & Model Ship Museum: 15.6 mi
Springs: 7
- Limpia Spring: 8.5 mi
- Pine Peak Spring: 9.1 mi
- Peewee Spring: 9.5 mi
- Bridge Spring: 9.8 mi
- Tobe Spring: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 4
- The Block: 15.8 mi
- Sleeping Figure: 15.9 mi
- Presence of Emptiness: 16.2 mi
- untitled (dawn to dusk): 16.2 mi
Attractions: 2
- McDonald Observatory: 10.3 mi
- Chinati Foundation: 16.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Madera Canyon Roadside Park: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 1
- Winter Garden: 15.8 mi
Parks: 1
- Marfa Lights View Park: 20.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:01 | 19:36 | 20:08 |
| June solstice | 06:55 | 20:27 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:45 | 19:23 | 19:54 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 17:24 | 18:00 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 53 | 59 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Locke, 10 mi away.
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