Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve
Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. Brushy Mound stands 275 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Clarence Thompson Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 4.4 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Clarence Thompson Park: 0.5 mi
- River Legacy East: 0.8 mi
- Parkway Central Park: 0.8 mi
- Gibbins Park: 1.4 mi
- Richard Greene Linear Park: 1.5 mi
- Racing Rapids: 1.0 mi
- Blue Raider: 1.0 mi
- Seawolf: 1.0 mi
- Wahoo Racer: 1.0 mi
- Atlantic Panic: 1.0 mi
- Jesse Chisholm: 1.0 mi
- Site of Bird's Fort: 1.0 mi
- Sloan-Journey Expedition of 1838: 1.0 mi
- Gibbins Cemetery and Homestead Site: 1.6 mi
- Tomlin Cemetery: 1.9 mi
- National Medal of Honor Museum: 1.4 mi
- Legends of the Game Baseball Museum: 1.7 mi
- Wellspring on Main: 2.6 mi
- Texas State Museum of History: 3.3 mi
- C.R. Smith Aviation Museum: 4.5 mi
- Dream: 2.6 mi
- Boundless: 2.6 mi
- Trần Quốc Tuấn: 4.5 mi
- Spirit of Arbor Daze: 4.5 mi
- Rapture of the Human Spirit: 4.5 mi
- Euless Historic Tree Grove: 6.5 mi
- Ruthe Jackson Outdoor Garden: 7.0 mi
- Jerry Taylor Memorial Community Garden: 8.4 mi
- Jerry Taylor Memorial Garden: 8.4 mi
- Hall's Pumpkin Farm and Corn Maze: 8.5 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 10.6 mi
- Cedar Ridge Preserve: 12.2 mi
- Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center: 13.2 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 14.8 mi
- Murray Hill: 10.9 mi
- Mount Donwell: 11.0 mi
- Chalk Hill: 12.0 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 14.8 mi
- Town Common: 16.3 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 10.6 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Red Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Inspiration Point: 18.6 mi
- Lone Point: 22.2 mi
- Sowers: 7.1 mi
- La Reunion: 13.9 mi
- Elizabethtown: 20.1 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 14.3 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 16.3 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 10.6 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 24.0 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 20.8 mi
- McKamy Spring: 23.9 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Mound | SW 224° | 275 m | 21.3 mi |
| Turkey Peak | SW 223° | 266 m | 22.0 mi |
| Blue Mound | NW 308° | 264 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mount Donwell | NNW 335° | 218 m | 11.0 mi |
| Town Common | NNW 336° | 216.71 m | 16.3 mi |
| Poverty Knob | SSW 199° | 216 m | 19.6 mi |
| Murray Hill | SW 216° | 209 m | 10.9 mi |
| Chalk Hill | E 99° | 202 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:04 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 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 | 45 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arlington SIX Flags, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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