Concho County Rest Area
Concho County Rest Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 652 m. Cedar Knob stands 717 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Pfluger Park, a park 6.2 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 21 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 21.1 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
39 named places within 25 miles
- Trinity Lutheran Church: 6.6 mi
- First Baptist Church of Eden: 6.8 mi
- Eden Church of Christ: 6.9 mi
- Eden: 6.9 mi
- General Ira C. Eaker: 6.9 mi
- Pfluger Park: 6.2 mi
- Presidio de San Saba: 22.5 mi
- Menard River Park: 23.1 mi
- Low Water Bridge Park: 23.2 mi
- Ditch Walk Park: 23.3 mi
- Round Hill: 17.1 mi
- Cedar Knob: 18.5 mi
- Susan Peak: 20.4 mi
- Little Racetrack Mountain: 21.3 mi
- The Earnest and Dorothy Barrow Foundation Museum: 12.5 mi
- Menard County Historical Museum: 22.8 mi
- Menard County Museum: 23.8 mi
- Doole: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Concho County Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Knob | W 267° | 717 m | 18.5 mi |
| Susan Peak | W 275° | 717 m | 20.4 mi |
| Round Hill | SSW 201° | 713 m | 17.1 mi |
| Little Racetrack Mountain | SSE 146° | 637 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:20 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 20:12 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 17:05 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 74 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eden, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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