Picnic Area
Picnic Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 784 m. Indian Mesa stands 947 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is O. W. Parker Ranch Headquarters, a historic site 3.8 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 11 miles off. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
48 named places within 25 miles
- O. W. Parker Ranch Headquarters: 3.8 mi
- Iraan: 4.5 mi
- Marathon Oil Company Discovery Well: 5.2 mi
- Giddings' Pecos Station: 9.4 mi
- Camp Melvin and the Pontoon Crossing of the Pecos River: 13.3 mi
- Round Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Lone Mountain: 13.0 mi
- Pecos Peak: 14.5 mi
- Cedar Hill: 14.7 mi
- Noelke Hill: 17.4 mi
- Community Center Park: 4.5 mi
- Iraan City Park: 5.1 mi
- Sheffield City Park: 14.5 mi
- Fort Lancaster Scenic Overlook: 17.9 mi
- Fort Lancaster State Historic Site: 17.9 mi
- Iraan Museum: 5.0 mi
- Pecos Spring: 13.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Mesa | W 275° | 947 m | 21.1 mi |
| Southwest Mesa | NW 306° | 933 m | 20.0 mi |
| Noelke Hill | NNW 342° | 920 m | 17.4 mi |
| Table Top Mountain | NW 313° | 918 m | 21.5 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 329° | 908 m | 10.5 mi |
| Cedar Hill | NNW 346° | 884 m | 14.7 mi |
| Lone Mountain | NNE 32° | 876 m | 13.0 mi |
| Sugar Loaf Mountain | NW 311° | 871 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:27 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:45 | 20:19 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:14 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 17:14 | 17:50 |
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 | 45 | 51 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 77 | 67 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sheffield, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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