- Elevation, modelled
- 306 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Shovel Mountain472 m · 23.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Hill Country Trail0.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 30.4163, -97.8637
Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - Grandview Hills is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled 306 m. Shovel Mountain stands 472 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - Cuevas, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 0.9 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Travis County
- Access
- Private
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - Grandview Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shovel Mountain | W 274° | 472 m | 23.0 mi |
| Shingle Hills | WSW 239° | 433 m | 15.5 mi |
| WildCat Mountain | NW 310° | 429 m | 22.0 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | SW 224° | 429 m | 23.8 mi |
| North Peak | NW 310° | 425 m | 22.7 mi |
| Tater Hill | NW 313° | 422 m | 19.2 mi |
| Boultinghouse Mountain | NW 307° | 418 m | 16.8 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | SW 219° | 406 m | 20.1 mi |
- 0.9 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 27.6 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Comanche Peak: 0.9 mi
- Anderson's Mill: 1.5 mi
- Old Turbine: 3.1 mi
- Jessica Hollis Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Cypress School: 3.8 mi
- Hippie Hollow Park: 1.1 mi
- Cypress Creek Park: 1.5 mi
- Tom Hughes Park: 1.5 mi
- Cypress Creek Park (North): 1.7 mi
- Bob Wentz Park: 2.1 mi
- Protected Promise: 6.6 mi
- Wings: 8.0 mi
- Dancin': 8.0 mi
- Balancing Apple: 8.0 mi
- Sentinel: 8.0 mi
- Lakeway City Park Butterfly Garden: 6.7 mi
- Prayer Garden: 7.7 mi
- Reagan Garden: 7.9 mi
- Our Lady's Prayer Garden: 9.0 mi
- Infant Jesus of Prague Garden: 9.0 mi
- Comanche Peak: 1.3 mi
- Jollyville Plateau: 1.8 mi
- Shepherd Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Cat Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Round Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Museum of Ice Cream: 8.2 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 8.3 mi
- Laguna Gloria Art Museum: 9.0 mi
- Texas Military Forces Museum: 9.4 mi
- Eanes History Center: 9.8 mi
- Texas paintball: 6.6 mi
- Artificial Chimney: 7.7 mi
- Client Innovation Center: 8.9 mi
- Austin Table Tennis Association: 8.9 mi
- Lake Austin: 9.3 mi
- Small Falls: 3.6 mi
- Link Falls: 5.6 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 5.6 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 5.9 mi
- Queen's Bath: 3.4 mi
- Seiders Spring: 10.3 mi
- Shady Spring: 10.5 mi
- Apple Spring: 10.6 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 11.1 mi
- Fern Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Seismic Wall: 12.5 mi
- Bird Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Eagle Bluffs: 18.0 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 23.6 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- The Learning Tree: 13.9 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 14.7 mi
- Stone picnic table: 18.0 mi
- Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Palm Valley: 16.9 mi
- New Sweden: 20.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:59 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin Great Hills, 6 mi away.
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