- Elevation, modelled
- 173 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Chalk Knob364 m · 23.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Hill Country Trail13.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 30.3135, -97.5951
Indiangrass Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled 173 m. Chalk Knob stands 364 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Decker Swedish Evangelical Free Church and Cemetery, a historic site 1.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 13 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Set aside to help preserve and restore Blackland Prairie habitat. The wetland along Lake Long also provides habitat for specialized plant and animal species. Not open to the public but available for guided hikes with pre-approval from Parks and Rec.
- Access
- permit
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Indiangrass Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Knob | W 266° | 364 m | 23.7 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | W 272° | 360 m | 22.7 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 248° | 353 m | 23.1 mi |
| Jollyville Plateau | WNW 291° | 340 m | 16.0 mi |
| Maul Hill | W 274° | 330 m | 22.3 mi |
| Comanche Peak | WNW 290° | 325 m | 17.7 mi |
| Friday Mountain | WSW 243° | 325 m | 24.5 mi |
| Dittmar Hill | W 263° | 324 m | 19.4 mi |
- 13.2 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 13.4 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 19.2 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Decker Swedish Evangelical Free Church and Cemetery: 1.3 mi
- Decker United Methodist Church and Community: 1.3 mi
- Clayton Vocational Institute: 2.6 mi
- City of Manor: 3.1 mi
- Bloor House: 3.2 mi
- Ben E. Fisher Park: 2.6 mi
- Bellingham Meadows Greenbelt: 2.8 mi
- Harris Branch Amenity Center: 2.9 mi
- Harris Branch Neighborhood Park: 2.9 mi
- Northeast Park: 3.1 mi
- Lotus: 5.4 mi
- The Giant Rooster: 5.9 mi
- Ocho: 6.1 mi
- Arachnophilia: 6.4 mi
- Nessy: 6.7 mi
- Asian American Resource Center Intergenerational Garden: 5.4 mi
- Zen Garden: 5.4 mi
- Windsor Park Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Monoculture: 6.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.7 mi
- Decker Tallgrass Prairie Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Big Walnut Creek Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Waste Management Wildlife Park: 3.8 mi
- Red Bluff Nature Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Hornsby Bend Ecological Research Area: 6.8 mi
- The Thinkery: 6.6 mi
- Elisabet Ney Museum: 7.8 mi
- Elisabet Ney Museum: 7.8 mi
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum: 8.2 mi
- George Washington Carver Museum: 8.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 1.5 mi
- Hergotz Hill: 6.5 mi
- Mount Barker: 10.6 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 10.6 mi
- Mount Lucas: 10.7 mi
- Abandoned zoo cage: 7.9 mi
- Austin Table Tennis Association: 8.6 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 8.6 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 8.8 mi
- Client Innovation Center: 9.4 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 11.5 mi
- Hidden Falls: 11.6 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 11.8 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
- Link Falls: 11.9 mi
- New Sweden: 8.2 mi
- McDuff: 10.0 mi
- Palm Valley: 16.0 mi
- Dunstan: 18.9 mi
- Phelan: 19.3 mi
- Shady Spring: 8.0 mi
- Seiders Spring: 9.1 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 10.9 mi
- Eliza Spring: 11.0 mi
- Queen's Bath: 18.3 mi
- Stone picnic table: 11.4 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 14.0 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- The Learning Tree: 17.0 mi
- Bird Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Seismic Wall: 13.1 mi
- Fern Bluff: 16.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:57 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 86 | 87 | 81 | 72 | 61 | 54 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin-camp Mabry, 10 mi away.
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