- Elevation, modelled
- 145 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Shingle Hills433 m · 18.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Hill Country Trail2.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 30.2845, -97.7814
Experimental Gardens is a garden in Texas, at a modelled 145 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Bud Boat Landing, a park 0.6 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.3 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Experimental Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 274° | 433 m | 18.2 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | WSW 250° | 429 m | 22.9 mi |
| Peach Mountain | WSW 243° | 429 m | 24.7 mi |
| Lone Woman Mountain | SW 233° | 423 m | 24.2 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | SW 232° | 416 m | 23.3 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 249° | 406 m | 18.7 mi |
| Negrohead | NW 319° | 405 m | 24.9 mi |
| Travis Peak | NW 319° | 382 m | 22.7 mi |
- 2.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 24.7 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 27.1 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Red Bud Boat Landing: 0.6 mi
- Rollingwood Municipal Park: 0.7 mi
- Eilers Neighborhood Park: 0.7 mi
- Bee Caves Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Veterans Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- Desegregation of Lions Municipal Golf Course: 0.6 mi
- Deep Eddy Bathing Beach: 0.7 mi
- The Johnson Home: 0.8 mi
- James and Leana Walsh House: 0.8 mi
- Travis County: 0.9 mi
Artworks
- Abundance: 0.7 mi
- Embrace Bewilderment: 0.9 mi
- Malin's Fountain: 1.7 mi
- ATX: 1.9 mi
- Open Room Austin: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves: 55
- Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Shudde Fath Tract: 3.3 mi
- Carrington's Prairie: 3.9 mi
- Uplands: 4.0 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 4.1 mi
Gardens: 51
- Colorado Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Butterfly Trail: 1.1 mi
- Hartman Prehistoric Garden: 1.1 mi
- Herbal Garden: 1.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.2 mi
Peaks: 45
- Mount Larson: 1.9 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 2.6 mi
- Mount Barker: 2.9 mi
- Mount Lucas: 3.1 mi
- Flintridge Hill: 3.2 mi
Museums: 38
- Charles Moore House: 0.9 mi
- Austin Nature & Science Center: 0.9 mi
- Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum;Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum: 1.7 mi
- Eanes History Center: 1.8 mi
- Laguna Gloria Art Museum: 2.0 mi
Attractions: 19
- Lake Austin: 1.1 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 1.4 mi
- Barton Springs Pool: 1.6 mi
- Armor and Artillery Row: 2.3 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 2.7 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Sculpture Falls: 3.0 mi
- Twin Falls: 3.1 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 3.1 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 5.7 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
Springs: 8
- Deep Eddy Pool: 0.7 mi
- Eliza Spring: 1.5 mi
- Seiders Spring: 2.5 mi
- Shady Spring: 9.6 mi
- Queen's Bath: 13.0 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Goforth: 18.2 mi
- New Sweden: 18.2 mi
- McDuff: 19.5 mi
- Palm Valley: 20.3 mi
- Lytton Springs: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Seismic Wall: 3.0 mi
- Bird Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Fern Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Covered Picnic Tables: 5.2 mi
- The Learning Tree: 6.5 mi
- Stone picnic table: 7.7 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:58 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 86 | 87 | 81 | 72 | 61 | 54 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin-camp Mabry, 3 mi away.
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