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Picnic Area

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Picnic Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 876 m. Round Mountain stands 1,091 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Darrels Peak, a peak 3.7 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 15 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 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

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Texas Department of Transportation

How to reach it

Coordinates30.86039, -102.54920

66 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 25
  • Darrels Peak: 3.7 mi
  • Big Mesa: 3.9 mi
  • Panther Bluff: 3.9 mi
  • Big Baldy Peak: 6.1 mi
  • Skyscraper Peak: 6.6 mi
Parks: 9
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Paisano Pete: Giant Roadrunner: 19.7 mi
  • Giant Road Runner: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Comanche Springs: 19.6 mi
Museums: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Horsehead Crossing Picnic Area: 20.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round MountainSW 232°1,091 m19.7 mi
Fivemile MesaW 270°1,024 m15.5 mi
McKenzie MesaESE 121°1,010 m10.0 mi
Sherbino MesaESE 116°990 m16.5 mi
Fivemile HillW 264°972 m22.4 mi
Twomile HillW 275°961 m22.8 mi
Big MesaNNE 23°960 m3.9 mi
Guayule MountainNW 312°957 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5519:3020:02
June solstice06:4820:2220:57
September equinox07:3919:1619:48
December solstice07:4517:1717:53

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465058667481838276665447
Precip in1.00.60.81.01.61.71.31.62.11.50.90.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersfield, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/894744060

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