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San Saba Picnic Area

San Saba Picnic Area from directly overhead

San Saba Picnic Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 466 m. Spur Mountain stands 549 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is San Saba Peak, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail passes 25 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates31.37649, -98.52921
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks: 58
  • San Saba Peak: 1.6 mi
  • Cedar Knob: 2.6 mi
  • Bread Tray Mountain: 5.6 mi
  • Vinegar Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Linn Hill: 6.8 mi
Parks: 7
  • Goldthwaite Municipal Park: 5.3 mi
  • Historical Monument: 14.8 mi
  • Risien Park: 16.2 mi
  • San Saba River Nature Park: 16.3 mi
  • San Saba City Park: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Gorman Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 24.1 mi
Gardens: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of San Saba Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spur MountainNNW 338°549 m24.6 mi
Long Pompey MountainNNW 340°537 m18.7 mi
Little Pompey MountainNNW 339°530 m18.2 mi
Huckabee HillNNE 16°520 m13.7 mi
Tiger MountainNNW 342°517 m13.6 mi
San Saba PeakSSW 208°510 m1.6 mi
Taterhill MountainN 356°510 m23.5 mi
Schoen MountainN 6°509 m23.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1419:46
June solstice06:3120:0720:42
September equinox07:2319:0019:32
December solstice07:3016:5917:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057647279828276665547
Precip in1.72.22.42.24.24.21.82.02.53.52.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Goldthwaite 1 WSW, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/982285933

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