Grandmother's tree
Grandmother's tree is an attraction in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 219 m. Mount Sharp stands 463 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Purgatory Creek Overlook, a cliff 0.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 1.1 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Large Live Oak Tree. Popular Geocache site.
What the record says
- Height
- 10 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 15.2 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wetland Wonders · 1 mi
- Sinkholes · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Franklin Square Park: 0.8 mi
- Jaycees Park: 1.1 mi
- Prospect Park: 1.3 mi
- Purgatory Creek Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- San Marcos Academy Baseball Field: 1.5 mi
- Cemetery Chapel: 1.5 mi
- Peter Cavanaugh Woods: 1.5 mi
- Wonder Cave: 1.6 mi
- San Marcos Cemetery: 1.6 mi
- Belvin Street Historic District: 1.7 mi
- Trunk Hill: 3.8 mi
- Coal Kiln Hill: 4.1 mi
- Nail Hill: 8.0 mi
- Bading Hill: 8.9 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Dick's Classic Garage: 1.7 mi
- The Millie Seaton Doll Collection: 1.9 mi
- Calaboose African American History Museum: 2.4 mi
- LBJ Museum of San Marcos History: 2.5 mi
- Indigenous & Tejano History Museum Exhibit: 2.5 mi
- Purgatory Creek Greenspace: 0.7 mi
- Ringtail Ridge Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Schulle Canyon Natural Area: 1.9 mi
- San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center: 3.0 mi
- Spring Lake Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Oh for a Muse of Fire: 2.5 mi
- Goddess of Justice: 2.5 mi
- John C. "Jack" Hays: 2.5 mi
- TXST: 2.5 mi
- Minerva: 2.7 mi
- Weismuller Spring: 2.8 mi
- San Marcos Springs: 3.3 mi
- Blue Hole: 10.6 mi
- Jacob's Well: 13.5 mi
- Comal Springs: 15.0 mi
- Purgatory Creek Overlook: 0.5 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 12.1 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 12.1 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 12.7 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 12.7 mi
- Learning Tree: 1.3 mi
- Labyrinth: 1.7 mi
- Spring Lake Glass-Bottom Boat Tour: 3.2 mi
- Jackson Tyler Norris Memorial Skate Park: 15.7 mi
- The Whisky Vault: 18.2 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 3.0 mi
- City of Kyle Community Garden: 9.5 mi
- Interpretive Garden: 13.7 mi
- Demonstration Gardens: 13.7 mi
- Goforth: 14.9 mi
- Polonia: 16.5 mi
- Lytton Springs: 23.7 mi
- Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- The Learning Tree: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grandmother's tree. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sharp | NW 318° | 463 m | 20.3 mi |
| Jack Mountain | NW 323° | 451 m | 18.6 mi |
| Big Head Mountain | WNW 289° | 450 m | 21.4 mi |
| Roundtree Mountain | NW 325° | 449 m | 21.4 mi |
| Peach Mountain | NNW 329° | 429 m | 19.3 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | NNW 334° | 429 m | 21.9 mi |
| Startz Hill | WSW 257° | 428 m | 19.0 mi |
| Lone Woman Mountain | NNW 331° | 423 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 17:01 | 17:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Marcos, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/345200209
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