Mount Bonnell
Mount Bonnell is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 229 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Covert Park at Mount Bonnell, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.7 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q6919779, matched on coordinates and name (74 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1969
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 23.8 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Covert Park at Mount Bonnell: 0.0 mi
- Mayfield Park: 0.6 mi
- Ridge Oak Reservoir Park: 0.6 mi
- The Contemporary Austin - Laguna Gloria: 0.7 mi
- Ridge Oak Triangle: 0.8 mi
- Rainey House: 0.2 mi
- Laguna Gloria: 0.6 mi
- Adjutants General: 0.9 mi
- Texas in the Civil War - Federal Forces: 0.9 mi
- Major John B. Jones: 1.1 mi
- Blue Blood: 0.5 mi
- Embrace Bewilderment: 2.7 mi
- Malin's Fountain: 2.9 mi
- Diana the Huntress: 3.0 mi
- Barbara Jordan Statue: 3.0 mi
- Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Barrow Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Stillhouse Hollow Nature Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Bull Creek Management Unit: 4.6 mi
- Mayfield Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Prayer Garden: 2.5 mi
- Experimental Gardens: 2.6 mi
- University of Texas Microfarm: 2.8 mi
- Colorado Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 0.1 mi
- Mount Barker: 0.3 mi
- Mount Lucas: 0.5 mi
- Mount Larson: 1.5 mi
- Cat Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Laguna Gloria Art Museum: 0.7 mi
- Texas Military Forces Museum: 0.9 mi
- Charles Moore House: 2.5 mi
- Neill-Cochran House Museum: 2.8 mi
- Elisabet Ney Museum: 3.0 mi
- Armor and Artillery Row: 0.9 mi
- Lake Austin: 1.6 mi
- Artificial Chimney: 3.1 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 3.7 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 3.7 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
- Link Falls: 4.0 mi
- Hidden Falls: 4.0 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 4.9 mi
- Seiders Spring: 1.9 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 3.1 mi
- Eliza Spring: 4.0 mi
- Shady Spring: 7.3 mi
- Queen's Bath: 10.8 mi
- New Sweden: 16.6 mi
- Palm Valley: 17.8 mi
- McDuff: 19.7 mi
- Goforth: 20.7 mi
- Lytton Springs: 23.9 mi
- Seismic Wall: 5.6 mi
- Bird Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Fern Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 7.8 mi
- The Learning Tree: 8.8 mi
- Stone picnic table: 9.8 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Bonnell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 266° | 433 m | 18.8 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | WSW 244° | 429 m | 24.4 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 243° | 406 m | 20.2 mi |
| Negrohead | NW 314° | 405 m | 23.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 310° | 383 m | 23.8 mi |
| Travis Peak | NW 314° | 382 m | 21.2 mi |
| Round Mountain | NW 326° | 366 m | 21.7 mi |
| Big Bear Hill | NNW 326° | 366 m | 22.7 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 | 20:02 | 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453821279
Day trips start here
- Austin · 4 mi
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