Picnic Area
Picnic Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,407 m. Sierra Blanca stands 2,100 m to the northeast, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Claude Hudspeth, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Mountain Trail runs past it. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 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
- On the Texas Mountain Trail
48 named places within 25 miles
- Malone Mountains: 3.5 mi
- Dyke Top: 3.7 mi
- Cliff Top: 3.8 mi
- Sierra Blanca: 4.3 mi
- Round Top: 4.6 mi
- Claude Hudspeth: 0.0 mi
- Hudspeth County Courthouse: 8.4 mi
- Fort Quitman, C.S.A: 8.4 mi
- America's Second Transcontinental Railroad: 8.5 mi
- Hudspeth County: 8.5 mi
- Lasca: 1.8 mi
- Etholen: 4.4 mi
- Finlay: 8.6 mi
- Fort Quitman: 11.7 mi
- Arispe: 13.6 mi
- Teepee Rest Stop: 0.6 mi
- Hudspeth County Railroad Depot Museum: 8.3 mi
- The Palisades: 19.2 mi
- Lovelady Park: 20.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca | NE 52° | 2,100 m | 4.3 mi |
| Little Blanca Mountain | NNE 34° | 1,880 m | 5.9 mi |
| Round Top | NNE 14° | 1,746 m | 4.6 mi |
| Goat Mountain | E 90° | 1,746 m | 23.6 mi |
| Sneed Mountain | ENE 76° | 1,727 m | 23.1 mi |
| Little Round Top | NNE 19° | 1,664 m | 5.3 mi |
| Dome Peak | E 85° | 1,660 m | 18.6 mi |
| Triple Hill | NE 56° | 1,653 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:34 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:28 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
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 | 44 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Hancock 8sse, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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