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Goat Cave Karst Nature Preserve

Goat Cave Karst Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Goat Cave Karst Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 240 m. Mount Sharp stands 463 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is William H. Russell Karst Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.5 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Austin Parks and Recreation Department

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.19967, -97.84661

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 60
Parks
  • Davis Hill Neighborhood Park: 0.6 mi
  • Cherry Creek Neighborhood Park: 0.8 mi
  • Sendera Mesa Neighborhood Park: 0.8 mi
  • Piney Bend Neighborhood Park: 0.9 mi
  • Silk Oak Neighborhood Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 53
  • Cherry Creek Community Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Ted Paulissen Memorial Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Claire Kolodzey Memorial Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Peace Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Forest Trail Garden: 5.9 mi
Museums: 47
Peaks: 46
Attractions: 24
  • Frate Barker Path: 3.6 mi
  • Bear Creek Stables: 4.6 mi
  • Barton Springs Pool: 6.3 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 6.6 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 7.3 mi
Springs: 12
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Seismic Wall: 4.2 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 9.4 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 13.0 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 23.4 mi
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • The Learning Tree: 1.3 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 3.0 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 7.7 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SharpWSW 253°463 m22.9 mi
Jack MountainWSW 250°451 m20.5 mi
Roundtree MountainWSW 258°449 m20.8 mi
Shingle HillsWNW 296°433 m15.9 mi
Gainor MountainW 263°429 m17.7 mi
Peach MountainWSW 254°429 m18.9 mi
Lone Woman MountainWSW 241°423 m17.8 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW 240°416 m16.7 mi
Conditions

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/267594825

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