Picnic Area
Picnic Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 216 m. Asphalt Mountain stands 392 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Hill, a peak 13 miles away. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 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
73 named places within 25 miles
- Seco Mines Park: 22.1 mi
- Flowers Skate Park: 22.3 mi
- DeBonna Park: 22.4 mi
- Thelma Neal Chittim Park: 22.5 mi
- Nick Carr Community Park - Pueblo Nuevo: 22.7 mi
- Buck Hill: 13.2 mi
- Chapotal Hill: 14.2 mi
- Consuelo Hill: 14.7 mi
- Deadmans Hill: 15.8 mi
- Peloncillo Peak: 16.9 mi
- Zavala County: 20.8 mi
- Eagle Pass Coal Mines: 22.0 mi
- Jesse Sumpter: 22.6 mi
- Airplane Monument: 22.9 mi
- Douglas MacArthur Monument: 22.9 mi
- Maverick Lake Park Playground: 22.9 mi
- Jando Guedea Park: 23.6 mi
- Dabney: 19.3 mi
- Turk Ranch: 23.9 mi
- Fort Duncan Museum: 24.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asphalt Mountain | NNE 18° | 392 m | 23.7 mi |
| Cantrell Mountain | NNE 28° | 391 m | 24.4 mi |
| Cline Mountain | NNE 14° | 385 m | 23.0 mi |
| Muela Mountain | N 7° | 380 m | 20.1 mi |
| Indian Head Peak | NNW 342° | 380 m | 21.3 mi |
| Big Hill | NNE 18° | 349 m | 18.4 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | NNE 22° | 346 m | 23.8 mi |
| Sulphur Mountain | NNE 29° | 335 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:21 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:44 | 20:08 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:07 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 17:13 | 17:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 86 | 87 | 80 | 71 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eagle Pass 3N, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/967062340
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