Parking Area
Parking Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 700 m. Twin Buttes stands 722 m to the east-northeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney Bluff, a cliff 3.6 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail runs past it. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- On the Texas Pecos Trail
- 28.6 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
39 named places within 25 miles
- Site of Fort Terrett: 6.3 mi
- Roosevelt: 14.1 mi
- Fort McKavett - Fort Clark Military Road: 14.4 mi
- Coalson-Pullen Colony: 16.6 mi
- First Church in Community Copperas Methodist Church: 18.7 mi
- Twin Buttes: 4.7 mi
- Fort Terrett Peak: 6.1 mi
- Brokeleg Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Cedar Knob: 11.8 mi
- Joes Point: 14.1 mi
- Chimney Bluff: 3.6 mi
- Dummy Point: 5.5 mi
- Kingfisher Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Pecan Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Schoolhouse Bluff: 22.2 mi
- Fort Terrett: 6.3 mi
- Owenville: 12.1 mi
- Roosevelt: 14.2 mi
- Telegraph: 24.9 mi
- Liberty Park: 22.2 mi
- Sutton County Park: 22.9 mi
- Rock Springs: 22.0 mi
- Miers Home Museum: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Parking Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Buttes | ENE 74° | 722 m | 4.7 mi |
| Brokeleg Mountain | ENE 70° | 715 m | 9.0 mi |
| Cedar Knob | E 91° | 701 m | 11.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | E 90° | 683 m | 21.8 mi |
| Allison Mountain | E 92° | 682 m | 20.9 mi |
| Fort Terrett Peak | E 96° | 671 m | 6.1 mi |
| Joes Point | E 95° | 671 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:21 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:40 | 20:12 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:08 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 17:09 | 17:45 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 67 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sonora, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/897284005
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