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Montopolis

Montopolis from directly overhead

Montopolis is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 138 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Govalle Neighborhood Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.7 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2019
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates30.25939, -97.69171

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Govalle Neighborhood Park: 0.1 mi
  • Dimension Gallery Sculpture Park: 0.5 mi
  • Lírica Pocket Park: 0.6 mi
  • The Guthrie Park: 0.7 mi
  • Ortega School Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 52
Nature reserves: 52
Museums: 41
Peaks: 34
Attractions: 18
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 2.5 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 2.9 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 3.2 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 3.3 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 4.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Twin Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 8.4 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 7
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 1.1 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 6.5 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 18.4 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Stone picnic table: 5.2 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 7.2 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 10.3 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 277°433 m23.7 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 258°406 m23.4 mi
Chalk KnobW 277°364 m18.1 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW 286°360 m17.6 mi
Signal HillWSW 253°353 m16.4 mi
Jess Maynard HillNNW 327°343 m24.1 mi
Jollyville PlateauNW 315°340 m13.1 mi
Maul HillWNW 288°330 m17.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0120:36
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485360677481848478685951

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821284

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