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Deer Park at Maple Run Preserve

Deer Park at Maple Run Preserve from directly overhead

Deer Park at Maple Run Preserve is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 239 m. Mount Sharp stands 463 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sendera Mesa Neighborhood Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.0 miles off. 48 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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Coordinates30.20511, -97.86117

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sendera Mesa Neighborhood Park: 0.2 mi
  • Park Place Park: 0.7 mi
  • Wildflower Park: 1.1 mi
  • Western Oaks Park: 1.2 mi
  • Legend Oaks Park: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves: 60
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 53
  • Cherry Creek Community Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Forest Trail Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Ted Paulissen Memorial Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Claire Kolodzey Memorial Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Peace Garden: 6.5 mi
Peaks: 48
Museums: 47
Attractions: 24
  • Frate Barker Path: 3.9 mi
  • Bear Creek Stables: 5.1 mi
  • Barton Springs Pool: 6.7 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 7.0 mi
  • The Whisky Vault: 7.5 mi
Springs: 13
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Seismic Wall: 4.6 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 10.1 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 12.5 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 23.3 mi
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • The Learning Tree: 0.8 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 3.8 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 8.6 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Deer Park at Maple Run Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SharpWSW 251°463 m22.2 mi
Jack MountainWSW 248°451 m19.8 mi
Roundtree MountainWSW 256°449 m20.0 mi
Shingle HillsWNW 296°433 m15.0 mi
Gainor MountainW 262°429 m16.9 mi
Peach MountainWSW 252°429 m18.2 mi
Lone Woman MountainWSW 239°423 m17.2 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW 237°416 m16.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:43
June solstice06:3120:0220:37
September equinox07:2118:5819:29
December solstice07:2417:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505461687581838477695851
Precip in2.62.12.92.64.33.72.12.13.64.02.92.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dripping Springs 6 E, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/995959348

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