Picnic Area
Picnic Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 743 m. Bench Mountain stands 794 m to the southeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is D.W. "80 John" Wallace, a historic site 1.6 miles away. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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
Named places within 25 miles
- D.W. "80 John" Wallace: 1.6 mi
- Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific Railway: 7.9 mi
- Roscoe Cemetery: 9.0 mi
- Lone Wolf Community: 9.3 mi
- Colorado City Cemetery: 10.2 mi
- Loraine City Park: 2.5 mi
- Roscoe City Park: 7.4 mi
- Roscoe Memorial Park: 7.9 mi
- George Parks Field: 8.2 mi
- Ruddick Park: 10.6 mi
- Lone Wolf Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Bench Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Round Mountain: 11.1 mi
- Clay Smith Peak: 17.8 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 18.4 mi
- Heart of West Texas Museum: 11.6 mi
- National Wasp WWII Museum: 12.3 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 16.0 mi
- Eagle Point: 12.2 mi
- Merry Point: 23.7 mi
- Blue Gainey Point: 24.2 mi
- Bitter Creek: 17.0 mi
- Silver: 23.4 mi
- Mitchell County Westbound Rest Area: 23.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench Mountain | SE 142° | 794 m | 9.6 mi |
| Jackson Mountain | S 178° | 788 m | 20.7 mi |
| Stepp Mountain | S 180° | 786 m | 22.1 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | E 101° | 775 m | 18.6 mi |
| Lone Wolf Mountain | NW 312° | 752 m | 6.3 mi |
| Cottonwood Mountain | E 94° | 740 m | 19.7 mi |
| Ninemile Hill | E 100° | 730 m | 18.4 mi |
| Beacon Hill | E 82° | 710 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:22 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 20:17 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 17:05 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roscoe, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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