Blanco Canyon
Blanco Canyon is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 921 m. Indian Hill stands 845 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Roots of the Catholic Faith in West Texas, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Plains Trail passes 17 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 16.8 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Roots of the Catholic Faith in West Texas: 0.0 mi
- Coronado in Blanco Canyon: 0.0 mi
- The Battle of Blanco Canyon: 0.0 mi
- Floyd County: 0.0 mi
- Zimmerman House: 6.2 mi
- Pumpkin: 5.9 mi
- Pumpkin: 6.2 mi
- Pumpkin: 6.3 mi
- Pumpkin: 6.3 mi
- Pumpkin: 6.4 mi
- Floydada Park: 6.0 mi
- Jimmie Lou Stewart Park: 6.2 mi
- Eagles Hall Park: 6.9 mi
- Annie M. Taylor Park: 7.1 mi
- Lions Park: 15.4 mi
- The Boston Terrier Museum: 6.2 mi
- Floyd County Historical Museum: 6.6 mi
- Ralls Historical Museum: 14.8 mi
- Mt. Blanco Fossil Museum: 17.5 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Museum: 17.5 mi
- Mount Blanco: 9.3 mi
- Indian Hill: 22.6 mi
- Silver Falls: 19.4 mi
- 20 foot falls: 19.7 mi
- Crosby County Eastbound Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- Campbell Roadside Park: 19.9 mi
- Estacado: 15.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blanco Canyon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hill | SSE 147° | 845 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:24 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:23 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 17:03 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 61 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Floydada, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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