- Elevation, modelled
- 301 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Shovel Mountain472 m · 23.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Hill Country Trail1.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 30.4946, -97.8647
Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - Lime Creek is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled 301 m. Shovel Mountain stands 472 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - Austin Simon, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 1.2 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- City of Austin
- Access
- Private
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - Lime Creek. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shovel Mountain | W 261° | 472 m | 23.2 mi |
| Shingle Hills | SW 225° | 433 m | 18.8 mi |
| WildCat Mountain | WNW 297° | 429 m | 19.0 mi |
| North Peak | WNW 298° | 425 m | 19.6 mi |
| Tater Hill | WNW 299° | 422 m | 16.0 mi |
| Boultinghouse Mountain | WNW 290° | 418 m | 14.1 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | SSW 211° | 406 m | 24.5 mi |
| Negrohead | WNW 290° | 405 m | 12.2 mi |
- 1.2 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 27.3 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Discovery Well Cave Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Godzilla Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Westside Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Cypress Canyon Park: 1.2 mi
- Whitestone Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Cedar Park Veterans Memorial Monument: 1.8 mi
- Devon Moyer: 2.2 mi
- Cedar Park Cemetery: 2.6 mi
- Cypress School: 2.6 mi
- The Original Crystal Falls: 2.9 mi
- Protected Promise: 2.5 mi
- Wings: 3.2 mi
- Dancin': 3.2 mi
- Balancing Apple: 3.2 mi
- Sentinel: 3.2 mi
- Reagan Garden: 4.3 mi
- Xeriscape Garden: 7.7 mi
- Rancho Sienna Community Garden: 9.4 mi
- Lakeway City Park Butterfly Garden: 10.1 mi
- Lamplight Community Garden: 11.4 mi
- White Rim Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Jess Maynard Hill: 4.9 mi
- Post Oak Ridge: 6.3 mi
- Comanche Peak: 6.5 mi
- Hamilton Hill: 6.6 mi
- Museum of Ice Cream: 10.4 mi
- Interpretive Center: 10.5 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 10.6 mi
- Palm House Museum: 11.2 mi
- Laguna Gloria Art Museum: 13.7 mi
- Texas paintball: 2.8 mi
- Client Innovation Center: 11.0 mi
- Austin Table Tennis Association: 12.0 mi
- Abandoned zoo cage: 12.7 mi
- Artificial Chimney: 13.0 mi
- Small Falls: 9.0 mi
- Link Falls: 9.5 mi
- Hidden Falls: 9.6 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 9.8 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 10.0 mi
- Queen's Bath: 2.4 mi
- Apple Spring: 5.6 mi
- Shady Spring: 12.4 mi
- Seiders Spring: 14.8 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 16.0 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- The Learning Tree: 19.3 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 20.0 mi
- Stone picnic table: 22.9 mi
- Fern Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Eagle Bluffs: 16.4 mi
- Seismic Wall: 17.7 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Bird Bluff: 19.9 mi
- Palm Valley: 14.9 mi
- New Sweden: 21.8 mi
- Mormon Mill: 24.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:02 | 20:38 |
| 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, 8 mi away.
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