San Saba Picnic Area
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. 135 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
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How to reach it
- 24.5 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
135 named places within 25 miles
- San Saba Peak: 0.0 mi
- Dam and Well: 5.3 mi
- Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery: 5.5 mi
- Goldthwaite Eagle: 5.6 mi
- Mills County Jail: 5.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- Blue Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Raven Cliff: 15.0 mi
- Raven Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Indian Point: 19.2 mi
- Williams Ranch: 10.6 mi
- McGirk: 15.2 mi
- Nix: 20.9 mi
- Mills County Historical Museum: 5.7 mi
- San Saba County Historical Museum: 16.6 mi
- Gorman Spring: 22.6 mi
- Big Spring: 24.1 mi
- Texas Botanical Gardens: 5.7 mi
- Gorman Falls: 22.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spur Mountain | NNW 338° | 549 m | 24.6 mi |
| Long Pompey Mountain | NNW 340° | 537 m | 18.7 mi |
| Little Pompey Mountain | NNW 339° | 530 m | 18.2 mi |
| Huckabee Hill | NNE 16° | 520 m | 13.7 mi |
| Tiger Mountain | NNW 342° | 517 m | 13.6 mi |
| San Saba Peak | SSW 208° | 510 m | 1.6 mi |
| Taterhill Mountain | N 356° | 510 m | 23.5 mi |
| Schoen Mountain | N 6° | 509 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:07 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:59 | 17:36 |
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 | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Goldthwaite 1 WSW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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