- Elevation, modelled
- 178 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Sharp463 m · 23.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Hill Country Trail3.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 29.9052, -97.8972
Blanco Shoals Natural Area is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled 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.
- Operated by
- San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sharp | NW 306° | 463 m | 23.2 mi |
| Jack Mountain | NW 309° | 451 m | 21.0 mi |
| Roundtree Mountain | NW 313° | 449 m | 23.6 mi |
| Peach Mountain | NW 315° | 429 m | 21.3 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | NW 321° | 429 m | 23.3 mi |
| Startz Hill | WSW 257° | 428 m | 24.3 mi |
| Lone Woman Mountain | NW 313° | 423 m | 17.2 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | NW 316° | 416 m | 16.5 mi |
- 3.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 11.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sinkholes · 4 mi
- Wetland Wonders · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Hays County: 0.7 mi
- San Marcos-Blanco Cemetery: 1.1 mi
- Sink Springs: 1.4 mi
- Riverhead Farm: 1.7 mi
- The Old Lime Kiln: 1.8 mi
- 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
- Meadows Center for Water and the Environment: 2.2 mi
- Spring Lake Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Schulle Canyon Natural Area: 3.5 mi
- Ringtail Ridge Natural Area: 4.3 mi
- Purgatory Creek Greenspace: 5.2 mi
- Minerva: 2.7 mi
- TXST: 2.9 mi
- John C. "Jack" Hays: 3.0 mi
- Goddess of Justice: 3.0 mi
- Oh for a Muse of Fire: 3.1 mi
- Spring Lake Glass-Bottom Boat Tour: 2.2 mi
- Learning Tree: 4.5 mi
- Grandmother's tree: 5.3 mi
- Labyrinth: 5.9 mi
- Jackson Tyler Norris Memorial Skate Park: 12.2 mi
- City of Kyle Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 6.5 mi
- Interpretive Garden: 16.5 mi
- Demonstration Gardens: 16.5 mi
- Cherry Creek Community Garden: 22.4 mi
- Purgatory Creek Overlook: 5.7 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 17.4 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 17.4 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 18.0 mi
- 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
- Goforth: 10.2 mi
- Polonia: 11.1 mi
- Lytton Springs: 18.4 mi
- The Learning Tree: 21.6 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 22.0 mi
- Stone picnic table: 22.3 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 21.9 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 22.2 mi
- Twin Falls: 24.3 mi
- Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 20.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 17:01 | 17:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Marcos, 4 mi away.
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