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Forest Trail Garden

Forest Trail Garden from directly overhead

Forest Trail Garden is a garden in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 249 m. Jack Mountain stands 451 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Eanes History Center, a museum 0.4 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates30.28116, -97.81885

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Boulder Trail Park: 0.9 mi
  • Bee Caves Preserve: 1.9 mi
  • Treemont Park: 1.9 mi
  • Rollingwood Municipal Park: 2.0 mi
  • Red Bud Boat Landing: 2.0 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 51
Peaks: 48
Museums: 37
Attractions: 21
  • Artificial Chimney: 2.0 mi
  • Lake Austin: 2.4 mi
  • Barton Springs Pool: 3.1 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 3.2 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 4.1 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hill of Life Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Twin Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Small Falls: 6.3 mi
Springs: 9
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Seismic Wall: 2.8 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 7.6 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 17.5 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 5.0 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 5.0 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 8.8 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jack MountainWSW 239°451 m24.4 mi
Roundtree MountainWSW 246°449 m24.1 mi
Shingle HillsW 275°433 m16.0 mi
Gainor MountainWSW 248°429 m20.7 mi
Peach MountainWSW 241°429 m22.7 mi
Lone Woman MountainSW 230°423 m22.3 mi
Lone Man MountainSW 229°416 m21.4 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 247°406 m16.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3120:0220:37
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:2417:0017:36

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, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Lindheimer's silktassel165 obs
  • Yaupon Holly152 obs
  • Green Anole134 obs
  • Texas Spiny Lizard131 obs
  • Ashe juniper129 obs
  • Common Spotted Whiptail128 obs
  • Agarita127 obs
  • black maidenhair fern123 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1396251751

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