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Blanco Shoals Natural Area

Blanco Shoals Natural Area from directly overhead

Blanco Shoals Natural Area is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Mount Sharp stands 463 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is River Ridge Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.3 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates29.90523, -97.89716

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • River Ridge Park: 0.5 mi
  • San Marcos Gary Softball Complex: 1.6 mi
  • Randall W Vetter Park: 2.4 mi
  • Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
  • Five Mile Dam Park: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
Peaks: 33
  • Koeglar Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Trunk Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Coal Kiln Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Barton Hill: 11.1 mi
  • Nail Hill: 12.1 mi
Nature reserves: 31
Museums: 26
Artworks: 17
Attractions: 8
Gardens: 8
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 7
  • San Marcos Springs: 2.1 mi
  • Weismuller Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Blue Hole: 13.4 mi
  • Jacob's Well: 16.4 mi
  • Comal Springs: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Twin Falls: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blanco Shoals Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SharpNW 306°463 m23.2 mi
Jack MountainNW 309°451 m21.0 mi
Roundtree MountainNW 313°449 m23.6 mi
Peach MountainNW 315°429 m21.3 mi
Gainor MountainNW 321°429 m23.3 mi
Startz HillWSW 257°428 m24.3 mi
Lone Woman MountainNW 313°423 m17.2 mi
Lone Man MountainNW 316°416 m16.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:43
June solstice06:3220:0120:36
September equinox07:2118:5819:30
December solstice07:2417:0117:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515561687682858580706052
Precip in2.41.72.83.24.53.62.22.64.04.42.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Marcos, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/723003607

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