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Lake Houston Wilderness Park

Lake Houston Wilderness Park from directly overhead

Lake Houston Wilderness Park is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Davis Hill stands 74 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Farnsworth Park, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 22 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates30.10503, -95.15385

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dunnam Park and Boat Ramp: 1.8 mi
  • Riverchase Park: 2.6 mi
  • Brook Shadow Park: 2.7 mi
  • Mill's Branch Park: 2.7 mi
  • Gladehill Park: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Roman Forest: 5.5 mi
  • Eagle Springs Eagle Statue: 9.4 mi
  • Light Spikes: 13.3 mi
  • Time Line: 13.4 mi
  • Galaxy Way: 13.5 mi
Museums: 12
Nature reserves: 11
Attractions: 11
  • Extreme Slides: 6.8 mi
  • Zip Lines: 6.9 mi
  • Raft Rides: 6.9 mi
  • Axe Throwing/Archery: 7.0 mi
  • Climbing Wall/Free-Fall Tower: 7.0 mi
Gardens: 10
Peaks: 3
  • Crater Hill: 17.2 mi
  • Barbers Hill: 23.3 mi
  • Davis Hill: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake Houston Wilderness Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Davis HillNE 52°74 m23.7 mi
Crater HillNW 315°48 m17.2 mi
Barbers HillSE 139°25 m23.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0119:32
June solstice06:2119:5120:26
September equinox07:1018:4719:19
December solstice07:1316:4917:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545864707783858581726255
Precip in3.83.03.53.95.06.03.84.84.75.53.94.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Intercontinental AP, 15 mi away.

  • Eastern Copperhead32 obs
  • baldcypress31 obs
  • Great Blue Heron29 obs
  • Northern Cardinal21 obs
  • American beautyberry21 obs
  • Great Egret21 obs
  • Japanese climbing fern19 obs
  • American Alligator17 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/209238458

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