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Little Bear Creek Management Unit

Little Bear Creek Management Unit from directly overhead

Little Bear Creek Management Unit is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 260 m. Mount Sharp stands 463 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is GreyRock Park, a park 2.4 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.7 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates30.13808, -97.91166

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves: 60
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 50
  • Cherry Creek Community Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Ted Paulissen Memorial Garden: 11.3 mi
  • Claire Kolodzey Memorial Garden: 11.3 mi
  • Peace Garden: 11.3 mi
  • Forest Trail Garden: 11.3 mi
Peaks: 46
Museums: 45
Attractions: 23
  • Frate Barker Path: 3.2 mi
  • The Whisky Vault: 3.3 mi
  • Bear Creek Stables: 4.2 mi
  • Jackson Tyler Norris Memorial Skate Park: 5.8 mi
  • Barton Springs Pool: 12.1 mi
Springs: 12
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • The Learning Tree: 6.3 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 8.4 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 12.1 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Chalk Bluff: 7.4 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 9.9 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 14.7 mi
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Bear Creek Management Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SharpW 262°463 m18.2 mi
Jack MountainW 260°451 m15.6 mi
Roundtree MountainW 270°449 m16.4 mi
Shingle HillsNW 317°433 m15.3 mi
Gainor MountainW 279°429 m13.9 mi
Peach MountainW 266°429 m14.3 mi
Lone Woman MountainWSW 250°423 m12.4 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW 248°416 m11.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:44
June solstice06:3220:0220:37
September equinox07:2118:5819:30
December solstice07:2517:0017:37

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1033367816

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