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Learning Tree

Learning Tree from directly overhead

Learning Tree is an attraction in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Mount Sharp stands 463 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Prospect Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

large spreading oak tree w/ circular arrangement of benches

How to reach it

Coordinates29.87415, -97.96381

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Prospect Park: 0.1 mi
  • Purgatory Creek Natural Area: 0.5 mi
  • Franklin Square Park: 0.9 mi
  • Dunbar Park: 1.0 mi
  • Willow Springs Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks: 34
  • Trunk Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Coal Kiln Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Nail Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Bading Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Koeglar Hill: 9.0 mi
Museums: 27
Nature reserves: 23
Artworks: 14
Springs: 8
  • Weismuller Spring: 2.0 mi
  • San Marcos Springs: 2.5 mi
  • Blue Hole: 11.8 mi
  • Jacob's Well: 14.7 mi
  • Comal Springs: 15.3 mi
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 7
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 1.4 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 13.1 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 13.2 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 13.7 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 13.7 mi
Gardens: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SharpNW 316°463 m21.6 mi
Jack MountainNW 322°451 m19.8 mi
Big Head MountainWNW 289°450 m22.7 mi
Roundtree MountainNW 324°449 m22.5 mi
Peach MountainNNW 327°429 m20.4 mi
Gainor MountainNNW 333°429 m22.9 mi
Startz HillW 260°428 m20.0 mi
Lone Woman MountainNNW 328°423 m16.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1219:44
June solstice06:3220:0120:36
September equinox07:2118:5819:30
December solstice07:2417:0117:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515561687682858580706052
Precip in2.41.72.83.24.53.62.22.64.04.42.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Marcos, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/510970131

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