Llano Estacado Picnic Area
Llano Estacado Picnic Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 735 m. Courthouse Mountain stands 909 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is OS Ranch, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 8.3 miles off. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
To meet the needs of travelers for places where they could stop for rest and eat their lunches, Texas began creating roadside parks in the l930s. Built in typically shady areas, the parks offered drivers and their passengers some respite on hot summer day
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
50 named places within 25 miles
- OS Ranch: 0.2 mi
- Llano Estacado: 0.2 mi
- The Brazos River in Justiceburg: 5.5 mi
- Terrace Cemetery Gateway: 8.0 mi
- Terrace Cemetery: 8.0 mi
- Two Bush Knob: 1.5 mi
- Cedar Hill: 9.8 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 15.0 mi
- McKenzie Mountains: 19.0 mi
- Hathaway Hill: 22.4 mi
- David Nichols Park: 8.3 mi
- Post City Park: 8.5 mi
- C.W. Post Memorial Scout Camp: 9.4 mi
- O S Ranch Museum: 8.8 mi
- Garza County Historical Museum: 9.2 mi
- Justiceburg: 5.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Llano Estacado Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courthouse Mountain | NNW 340° | 909 m | 24.2 mi |
| McKenzie Mountains | ESE 117° | 864 m | 19.0 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | SE 130° | 850 m | 15.0 mi |
| Hathaway Hill | SSE 163° | 793 m | 22.4 mi |
| Two Bush Knob | NW 311° | 754 m | 1.5 mi |
| Cedar Hill | ESE 114° | 714 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:24 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 20:21 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 17:05 | 17:43 |
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 | 42 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 64 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Post, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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