Picnic Area
Picnic Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 622 m. Cedar Knob stands 701 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lovers Leap, a cliff 2.8 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 3.7 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 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
- 3.7 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
- 28.9 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
83 named places within 25 miles
- The Oliver Pecan: 3.1 mi
- Miller-Browning Colony: 3.2 mi
- Cloud Point: 3.2 mi
- Confederate Veterans Reunion, Site of 1908: 3.3 mi
- Little Mexico (Northeast Junction): 3.4 mi
- Round Top: 4.5 mi
- Teacup Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Black Mountain: 12.1 mi
- Allison Mountain: 13.0 mi
- Gobblers Knob: 17.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 2.8 mi
- Cloud Point: 3.2 mi
- Sanders Bluff: 11.4 mi
- White Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Schoolhouse Bluff: 24.7 mi
- West Spring: 10.8 mi
- East Spring: 10.9 mi
- Rock Springs: 12.1 mi
- Walton Spring: 16.6 mi
- The Big Springs: 20.7 mi
- Hill Country Fair Grounds: 3.0 mi
- Schreiner Park: 3.4 mi
- Kimble County Historical Museum: 3.5 mi
- Eckert James River Bat Cave Preserve: 24.6 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Knob | W 272° | 701 m | 22.1 mi |
| Black Mountain | W 274° | 683 m | 12.1 mi |
| Allison Mountain | W 271° | 682 m | 13.0 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | S 173° | 676 m | 17.6 mi |
| Joes Point | W 269° | 671 m | 19.8 mi |
| Monument Mountain | ENE 65° | 662 m | 18.5 mi |
| Steamboat Mountain | E 85° | 608 m | 21.2 mi |
| Round Top | NW 307° | 604 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:19 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:38 | 20:10 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 17:07 | 17:43 |
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 | 48 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Junction Kimble CO AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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