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Mustangs

Mustangs from directly overhead

Mustangs is an artwork in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 161 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Texas Memorial Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 5.0 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates30.28707, -97.73335

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • The Swan's Dream of Leda: 0.1 mi
  • Winged Victory: 0.1 mi
  • The Doughboy: 0.1 mi
  • Prometheus and Vulture: 0.1 mi
  • History of Black Bronze I: 0.1 mi
Parks
Gardens: 54
  • Garden patch: 0.3 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Lady Bird Johnson Texas Capitol Flower Gardens: 0.9 mi
  • Este Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Alamo Community Garden: 0.9 mi
Peaks: 39
Attractions: 19
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 0.5 mi
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 1.4 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 2.0 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 2.1 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 2.5 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 3.6 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 4.9 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 16.3 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 6.5 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 6.9 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 8.8 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 12.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 273°433 m21.1 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 252°406 m21.5 mi
Travis PeakNW 314°382 m24.6 mi
Round MountainNW 325°366 m25.0 mi
Chalk KnobW 271°364 m15.4 mi
Flint Rock HillW 281°360 m14.7 mi
Signal HillWSW 243°353 m14.8 mi
Polecat KnobNW 323°346 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0120:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525663707783868781726154
Precip in2.61.92.92.45.03.72.02.73.53.92.92.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin-camp Mabry, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3600964855

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