El Paso County Westbound Rest Area
El Paso County Westbound Rest Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,148 m. Whiterock Hills stands 1,318 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is El Paso County Eastbound Rest Area, a rest area 0.3 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 1.9 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Risinger Park: 2.0 mi
- Fabens Veterans Park: 2.0 mi
- Cotton Valley Lions Club: 2.7 mi
- San Felipe Park: 3.3 mi
- Alejandra Flores Park: 8.9 mi
- Tornillo: 4.4 mi
- San Elizario Chapel: 10.8 mi
- San Elizario: 10.8 mi
- Juan de Onate Expedition - 1598: 10.8 mi
- Espejo-Beltran Expedition - 1582-1583: 10.8 mi
- Los Portales Museum and Information Center: 10.8 mi
- Old County Jail Museum: 10.9 mi
- Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Cultural Center: 17.2 mi
- Carlos M. Ramirez TecH2O Water Resources Learning Center: 24.1 mi
- Horse Hill: 13.9 mi
- Backbone Hill: 14.0 mi
- Whiterock Hills: 15.5 mi
- Caisson Hill: 24.1 mi
- Rimrock: 5.3 mi
- Acala: 16.8 mi
- Feather Lake Wildlife Refuge: 17.0 mi
- Centro Recreativo Anitas: 17.9 mi
- Texas flag: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of El Paso County Westbound Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiterock Hills | ENE 78° | 1,318 m | 15.5 mi |
| Backbone Hill | NNE 13° | 1,287 m | 14.0 mi |
| Horse Hill | NNE 18° | 1,281 m | 13.9 mi |
| Caisson Hill | NW 320° | 1,174 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:37 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:31 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:29 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tornillo 2 SSE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/894761769
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