PIcnic Area
PIcnic Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,272 m. Old Blue Mountain stands 1,886 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Colonel Lewis Given Harman, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 23 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 22.9 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
67 named places within 25 miles
- Wood Hollow Mountains: 5.0 mi
- Warwick Hills: 5.2 mi
- Lightning Hills: 6.4 mi
- Iron Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Leonard Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Colonel Lewis Given Harman: 1.0 mi
- Marathon: 2.8 mi
- First School House: 3.7 mi
- Albion E. Shepard House: 3.8 mi
- Chambers Hotel: 3.8 mi
- Gage Gardens: 3.6 mi
- Peña Colorado: 6.9 mi
- Post Park: 7.4 mi
- Target Marathon: 17.9 mi
- Warnock Park: 24.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Blue Mountain | NNW 333° | 1,886 m | 15.8 mi |
| Elephant Mountain | WSW 239° | 1,865 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Ord | W 277° | 1,852 m | 20.2 mi |
| Bird Mountain | WNW 293° | 1,849 m | 21.4 mi |
| Cathedral Mountain | NW 305° | 1,788 m | 12.0 mi |
| Leonard Mountain | NNW 339° | 1,765 m | 8.5 mi |
| Smith Peak | WNW 287° | 1,745 m | 20.7 mi |
| Bissett Mountain | NW 310° | 1,665 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:57 | 19:33 | 20:05 |
| June solstice | 06:52 | 20:23 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:42 | 19:19 | 19:51 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 17:21 | 17:57 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marathon, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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