Parking Area
Parking Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 706 m. Bachelor Hill stands 804 m to the west-northwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Pike's Peak, a peak 2.2 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail runs past it. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- On the Texas Pecos Trail
44 named places within 25 miles
- Old Government Road: 11.9 mi
- The Chihuahua Trail and Escondido Water Hole: 11.9 mi
- Howard's Well: 11.9 mi
- Ruins of Fort Lancaster: 13.4 mi
- Crockett County's First Producing Oil Well: 14.8 mi
- Fort Lancaster Scenic Overlook: 11.9 mi
- Fort Lancaster State Historic Site: 13.1 mi
- Crockett County Park: 16.1 mi
- Ozona Town Square: 16.2 mi
- Ozona Baseball Park: 16.4 mi
- Pike's Peak: 2.2 mi
- Bachelor Hill: 4.0 mi
- Indio Hill: 16.9 mi
- Pecos Peak: 19.5 mi
- Crockett County Museum: 16.2 mi
- Pecos Spring: 19.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor Hill | WNW 288° | 804 m | 4.0 mi |
| Indio Hill | ENE 75° | 758 m | 16.9 mi |
| Pike's Peak | E 90° | 741 m | 2.2 mi |
| Pecos Peak | W 269° | 685 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:26 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:44 | 20:17 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 17:13 | 17:49 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ozona, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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