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Barrow Nature Preserve

Barrow Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Barrow Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 218 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Stillhouse Hollow Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 5.6 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
218 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Austin Parks and Recreation Department
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.37117, -97.76916

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bull Creek Greenbelt Park - Upper: 0.6 mi
  • Bull Creek District Park: 1.0 mi
  • Steck Valley Greenbelt: 1.1 mi
  • Westover Hills Club: 1.3 mi
  • Murchison Pool: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves: 56
Gardens: 54
Peaks: 45
Museums: 40
Attractions: 19
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 2.7 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 3.9 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 4.0 mi
  • Lake Austin: 5.0 mi
  • Artificial Chimney: 5.3 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hidden Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Link Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Small Falls: 5.7 mi
Springs: 8
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 11.2 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 11.9 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 13.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barrow Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsWSW 256°433 m19.6 mi
Boultinghouse MountainNW 305°418 m23.2 mi
Wallace MountainSW 235°406 m22.1 mi
NegroheadNW 307°405 m21.3 mi
Bald MountainWNW 303°383 m21.9 mi
Travis PeakNW 306°382 m19.2 mi
Chalk KnobNW 310°367 m23.3 mi
Round MountainNW 320°366 m19.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0220:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • White-tailed Deer564 obs
  • Coyote348 obs
  • Heavenly bamboo238 obs
  • Common Raccoon234 obs
  • cedar sage223 obs
  • Texas Spiny Lizard211 obs
  • Lindheimer's silktassel201 obs
  • Yaupon Holly183 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/585500508

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