Cedar Ridge Preserve
Cedar Ridge Preserve is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 224 m. Brushy Mound stands 275 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Fox Hollow Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 14 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Dallas Audubon Society (owned by Dallas County)
How to reach it
- 13.9 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Fox Hollow Park: 0.9 mi
- J W Williams Park: 0.9 mi
- Sugarberry Park: 1.1 mi
- Bradford Park: 1.3 mi
- Neighborhood Public Park: 1.5 mi
- Penn Farm Agricultural Heritage Center: 1.5 mi
- Illuvia: 5.9 mi
- Snake Encounters: 8.8 mi
- Judge Roy Scream: 10.2 mi
- Security Checkpoint & Front Gate: 10.3 mi
- Trees Cemetery: 2.2 mi
- Little Bethel Cemetery: 2.2 mi
- Penn Springs: 2.5 mi
- First United Methodist Church of Cedar Hill: 3.1 mi
- First United Methodist Church of Duncanville: 3.3 mi
- Cedar Hill Museum of History: 2.9 mi
- International Museum of Cultures: 3.5 mi
- Fred and Barbara Clark Telling Restoration Hangar: 6.6 mi
- Commemorative Air Force Headquarters: 6.7 mi
- Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center: 6.7 mi
- Ruthe Jackson Outdoor Garden: 5.2 mi
- Fish Creek Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 11.6 mi
- Meditation Foundation Maze: 14.0 mi
- Nasher Sculpture Garden: 14.2 mi
- Trần Quốc Tuấn: 8.5 mi
- Dream: 10.9 mi
- Boundless: 10.9 mi
- Ostrich: 11.0 mi
- Chimp Family: 11.1 mi
- Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center: 1.8 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 12.2 mi
- Joppa Preserve: 14.1 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 14.1 mi
- Chalk Hill: 8.7 mi
- Murray Hill: 14.0 mi
- Poverty Knob: 16.7 mi
- Mount Donwell: 23.1 mi
- Brushy Mound: 23.2 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 1.2 mi
- Red Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 15.2 mi
- La Reunion: 10.5 mi
- Sowers: 13.4 mi
- Lawson: 23.6 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 10.3 mi
- McKamy Spring: 25.0 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 11.1 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 15.9 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 3.9 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cedar Ridge Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Mound | WSW 256° | 275 m | 23.2 mi |
| Turkey Peak | WSW 254° | 266 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Donwell | NNW 328° | 218 m | 23.1 mi |
| Poverty Knob | WSW 238° | 216 m | 16.7 mi |
| Murray Hill | W 273° | 209 m | 14.0 mi |
| Chalk Hill | NNE 29° | 202 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:03 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — JOE Pool Lake, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/310790501
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