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Blunn Creek Nature Preserve

Blunn Creek Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Blunn Creek Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Stacy Neighborhood Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.5 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Austin Parks and Recreation Department
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.23344, -97.74727

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Big Stacy Neighborhood Park: 0.4 mi
  • Heritage Oaks Neighborhood Park: 0.6 mi
  • South Austin Island: 0.6 mi
  • Metcalfe Pocket Park: 0.7 mi
  • Blunn Creek Greenbelt: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 51
  • Peace Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Claire Kolodzey Memorial Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Ted Paulissen Memorial Garden: 0.6 mi
  • East Avenue Rain Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Festival Beach Food Forest: 1.5 mi
Museums: 42
Peaks: 38
Attractions: 18
Waterfalls: 10
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Twin Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 5.7 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 3.1 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 3.2 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 19.2 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 3.4 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 3.6 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 6.6 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsWNW 283°433 m20.8 mi
Gainor MountainW 259°429 m23.9 mi
Lone Woman MountainWSW 243°423 m24.1 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW 242°416 m23.0 mi
Wallace MountainW 261°406 m19.8 mi
Chalk KnobWNW 285°364 m15.1 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW 296°360 m15.1 mi
Signal HillWSW 256°353 m12.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3120:0120:36
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485360677481848478685951

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/188589245

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