Mitchell County Westbound Rest Area
Mitchell County Westbound Rest Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 678 m. South Mountain stands 845 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is T&P No. 1 - W.H. Abrams No. 1 Discovery Well of the Permian Basin, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
The area was named for Asa and Eli Mitchell, prominent participants in the Texas Revolution
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Department of Transportation
How to reach it
64 named places within 25 miles
- Morgan Peak: 1.3 mi
- Clay Smith Peak: 6.4 mi
- Red Hills: 8.1 mi
- Beals Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Wildhorse Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Paredes Park: 11.8 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 12.0 mi
- Ruddick Park: 13.0 mi
- Bull Creek Park: 18.6 mi
- Loraine City Park: 21.0 mi
- Howard County Eastbound Rest Area: 11.9 mi
- Heart of West Texas Museum: 12.1 mi
- Cedar Point: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mitchell County Westbound Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Mountain | WSW 250° | 845 m | 24.6 mi |
| East Gunsight Mountain | WNW 298° | 814 m | 24.7 mi |
| Signal Peak | SW 236° | 813 m | 17.6 mi |
| Signal Mountains | SW 235° | 808 m | 19.5 mi |
| Hayrick Mountain | SSW 213° | 797 m | 18.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | SSW 213° | 771 m | 19.7 mi |
| Gold Hill | WSW 258° | 768 m | 23.0 mi |
| McWhorter Mountain | SSE 156° | 766 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:24 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:39 | 20:19 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:10 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 17:06 | 17:44 |
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 | 43 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colorado City, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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