Las Ventanas
Las Ventanas is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 156 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Family Home of Dr. R. K. Smoot, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.3 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Historic place in Austin, Travis County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110025356, matched on coordinates and name (16 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1967
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 25.5 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 23.5 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Caldwell Treaty Oak Park: 0.2 mi
- West Austin Neighborhood Park: 0.2 mi
- Wood Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Duncan Neighborhood Park: 0.4 mi
- BEPI Park: 0.5 mi
- ATX: 0.3 mi
- Accordion 16: 0.5 mi
- Cloud Pavilion: 0.5 mi
- Open Room Austin: 0.5 mi
- Golden Afternoon: 0.5 mi
- Family Home of Dr. R. K. Smoot: 0.1 mi
- William Green Hill House: 0.2 mi
- TMI Castle: 0.3 mi
- Henry H. and Bertha Sterzing Ziller House: 0.4 mi
- Mathews School: 0.4 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Alpine Road Site: 3.5 mi
- Shudde Fath Tract: 3.5 mi
- Uplands: 4.1 mi
- Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary: 4.2 mi
- Oriental Garden: 0.9 mi
- Hartman Prehistoric Garden: 0.9 mi
- Green Garden: 0.9 mi
- Zilker Botanical Garden: 0.9 mi
- Butterfly Trail: 0.9 mi
- Mount Larson: 3.3 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 3.4 mi
- Mount Barker: 3.7 mi
- Mount Lucas: 4.0 mi
- Flintridge Hill: 4.8 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 0.7 mi
- Barton Springs Pool: 1.1 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 1.2 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 1.2 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 1.4 mi
- Twin Falls: 3.7 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 4.0 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 4.4 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 6.3 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 6.4 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 1.0 mi
- Eliza Spring: 1.0 mi
- Seiders Spring: 2.3 mi
- Shady Spring: 9.5 mi
- Queen's Bath: 14.2 mi
- New Sweden: 17.3 mi
- Goforth: 17.5 mi
- McDuff: 17.9 mi
- Palm Valley: 20.3 mi
- Lytton Springs: 20.5 mi
- Seismic Wall: 3.2 mi
- Bird Bluff: 4.1 mi
- Fern Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 20.3 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 4.9 mi
- Stone picnic table: 6.4 mi
- The Learning Tree: 7.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Las Ventanas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 276° | 433 m | 19.7 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | WSW 253° | 429 m | 24.0 mi |
| Lone Woman Mountain | WSW 237° | 423 m | 24.9 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | SW 236° | 416 m | 23.9 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 253° | 406 m | 19.8 mi |
| Travis Peak | NW 318° | 382 m | 24.2 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 275° | 364 m | 14.0 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | WNW 286° | 360 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:01 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453821315
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- Austin · 1 mi
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