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Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - TSNL

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Elevation, modelled
319 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Shovel Mountain472 m · 23.4 mi
Nearest byway
Texas Hill Country Trail0.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:37local time
Coordinates
30.4172, -97.8565
Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - TSNL from directly overhead

Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - TSNL is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled 319 m. Shovel Mountain stands 472 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - Cuevas, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 0.5 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 - TSNL. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shovel MountainW 274°472 m23.4 mi
Shingle HillsWSW 240°433 m15.9 mi
WildCat MountainNW 309°429 m22.3 mi
Gainor MountainSW 225°429 m24.1 mi
North PeakNW 309°425 m23.0 mi
Tater HillNW 312°422 m19.5 mi
Boultinghouse MountainNW 306°418 m17.1 mi
Wallace MountainSW 220°406 m20.4 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Waterfalls: 10
Springs: 9
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:43
June solstice06:3120:0220:37
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:2516:5917:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677481848478695850
Precip in2.62.03.02.34.14.42.82.33.44.62.82.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin Great Hills, 5 mi away.

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