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Brodie Wild

Brodie Wild from directly overhead

Brodie Wild is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. Mount Sharp stands 463 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Parke Neighborhood Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.5 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

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How to reach it

Coordinates30.18307, -97.85074

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Oak Parke Neighborhood Park: 0.3 mi
  • Cherry Creek Neighborhood Park: 0.5 mi
  • Woodlands Park: 0.6 mi
  • Gazebo Park: 0.7 mi
  • Silk Oak Neighborhood Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 54
  • Cherry Creek Community Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Ted Paulissen Memorial Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Claire Kolodzey Memorial Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Peace Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Forest Trail Garden: 7.0 mi
Peaks: 45
Attractions: 24
  • Frate Barker Path: 2.4 mi
  • Bear Creek Stables: 3.5 mi
  • Barton Springs Pool: 7.3 mi
  • The Whisky Vault: 7.3 mi
  • Jackson Tyler Norris Memorial Skate Park: 7.4 mi
Springs: 12
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Seismic Wall: 5.2 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 10.1 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 12.1 mi
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 22.7 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • The Learning Tree: 2.3 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 3.7 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 7.9 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SharpWSW 255°463 m22.3 mi
Jack MountainWSW 253°451 m19.9 mi
Roundtree MountainW 261°449 m20.3 mi
Shingle HillsWNW 300°433 m16.3 mi
Gainor MountainW 267°429 m17.4 mi
Peach MountainWSW 257°429 m18.4 mi
Lone Woman MountainWSW 244°423 m17.0 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW 243°416 m16.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:43
June solstice06:3120:0220:37
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:2417:0017:36

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1033367809

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