Splitrock (Burns-Klein House)
Splitrock (Burns-Klein House) is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Shoal Creek Greenbelt, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.3 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Historic place in Austin, Travis County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110025532, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2013
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 22.7 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 26.0 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shoal Creek Greenbelt: 0.2 mi
- Bailey Neighborhood Park: 0.3 mi
- Hartford Triangle: 0.4 mi
- Seiders Springs Park: 0.5 mi
- Tarrytown Neighborhood Park: 0.6 mi
- Diana the Huntress: 1.0 mi
- Barbara Jordan Statue: 1.0 mi
- Clock Knot: 1.1 mi
- Malin's Fountain: 1.1 mi
- The Torchbearers: 1.1 mi
- Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Red Bluff Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary: 4.9 mi
- The Homesite of Gordon and Margaret Catterall Mills: 0.4 mi
- Seiders Oaks: 0.5 mi
- Pemberton Castle (Fisher-Gideon House): 0.5 mi
- Jane Yelvington McCallum: 0.6 mi
- Edmund and Emily Miller House: 0.6 mi
- Garden patch: 1.0 mi
- Memorial Garden: 1.1 mi
- Mayfield Gardens: 1.5 mi
- Lady Bird Johnson Texas Capitol Flower Gardens: 1.7 mi
- University of Texas Microfarm: 1.8 mi
- Neill-Cochran House Museum: 0.8 mi
- Harry Ransom Center: 1.2 mi
- Texas Military Forces Museum: 1.2 mi
- Charles Moore House: 1.3 mi
- Texas Memorial Museum: 1.4 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 2.0 mi
- Mount Barker: 2.2 mi
- Mount Lucas: 2.5 mi
- Mount Larson: 2.6 mi
- Cat Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Armor and Artillery Row: 1.2 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 1.6 mi
- Lake Austin: 2.0 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 2.4 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 2.5 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 5.0 mi
- Twin Falls: 5.1 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 5.2 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 5.4 mi
- Seiders Spring: 0.5 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 2.0 mi
- Eliza Spring: 2.7 mi
- Shady Spring: 7.8 mi
- Queen's Bath: 12.7 mi
- New Sweden: 16.1 mi
- McDuff: 17.9 mi
- Palm Valley: 18.6 mi
- Goforth: 19.3 mi
- Lytton Springs: 21.9 mi
- Seismic Wall: 4.8 mi
- Bird Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Fern Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 21.7 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 6.7 mi
- Stone picnic table: 7.9 mi
- The Learning Tree: 8.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Splitrock (Burns-Klein House). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 270° | 433 m | 20.0 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | WSW 249° | 429 m | 25.0 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 249° | 406 m | 20.8 mi |
| Travis Peak | NW 314° | 382 m | 23.2 mi |
| Big Bear Hill | NW 326° | 366 m | 24.7 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 268° | 364 m | 14.4 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | W 278° | 360 m | 13.5 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 238° | 353 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453821202
Day trips start here
- Austin · 2 mi
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