Teepee Rest Stop
Teepee Rest Stop is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,385 m. Sierra Blanca stands 2,100 m to the northeast, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Claude Hudspeth, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail runs past it. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 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
- On the Texas Mountain Trail
47 named places within 25 miles
- Dyke Top: 3.2 mi
- Cliff Top: 3.3 mi
- Sierra Blanca: 3.8 mi
- Malone Mountains: 3.8 mi
- Round Top: 4.1 mi
- Claude Hudspeth: 0.6 mi
- Hudspeth County Courthouse: 8.0 mi
- Fort Quitman, C.S.A: 8.1 mi
- Sierra Blanca Methodist Church: 8.2 mi
- America's Second Transcontinental Railroad: 8.2 mi
- Lasca: 1.3 mi
- Etholen: 4.1 mi
- Finlay: 9.0 mi
- Fort Quitman: 12.2 mi
- Arispe: 13.3 mi
- Hudspeth County Railroad Depot Museum: 8.0 mi
- The Palisades: 19.5 mi
- Lovelady Park: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Teepee Rest Stop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca | NE 52° | 2,100 m | 3.8 mi |
| Little Blanca Mountain | NNE 32° | 1,880 m | 5.4 mi |
| Round Top | N 9° | 1,746 m | 4.1 mi |
| Goat Mountain | E 91° | 1,746 m | 23.2 mi |
| Sneed Mountain | ENE 76° | 1,727 m | 22.6 mi |
| Little Round Top | NNE 16° | 1,664 m | 4.8 mi |
| Dome Peak | E 86° | 1,660 m | 18.1 mi |
| Triple Hill | ENE 56° | 1,653 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:34 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:28 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Hancock 8sse, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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