Lost Maples State Natural Area
Lost Maples State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 569 m. Guadalupe stands 740 m to the north, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Area C, a picnic site 0.7 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 5.4 miles off. 114 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 569 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 19 mi
- Ol' Baldy viewpoint · 19 mi
114 named places within 25 miles
- Guadalupe: 6.6 mi
- Taylor Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Chalk Hill: 8.2 mi
- Panther Hill: 9.9 mi
- Meridian Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Site of Old Taylor School: 11.7 mi
- Site of McLaurin Massacre: 11.9 mi
- Leakey School: 12.8 mi
- Leakey Methodist Church: 12.9 mi
- Leakey Church of Christ: 12.9 mi
- Brown Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Circle Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Weed Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Bee Bluff: 10.8 mi
- The Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Swimming Hole: 6.4 mi
- Duncan Spring: 7.6 mi
- Green Spring: 11.4 mi
- White Oak Spring: 15.9 mi
- Bee Caves Spring: 16.2 mi
- Fisher Family Campground: 12.1 mi
- Frio Canyon Park: 12.2 mi
- Robert Bownds & Henry Burns Memorial Park: 13.2 mi
- Utopia Park: 14.6 mi
- Garner State Park: 18.6 mi
- Lone Star Motorcycle Museum: 1.6 mi
- Real County Historical Museum: 12.9 mi
- Real County Historical Museum: 13.6 mi
- Sabinal Canyon Museum : 14.4 mi
- Sabinal Canyon Museum: 17.5 mi
- Area C: 0.7 mi
- Schumacher Crossing Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- Crystal Cave: 19.2 mi
- White Rock Cave: 19.2 mi
- Kerr Wildlife Management Area: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lost Maples State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalupe | N 355° | 740 m | 6.6 mi |
| Meridian Mountain | SW 233° | 707 m | 10.8 mi |
| Red Hill | N 8° | 679 m | 18.5 mi |
| Chalk Hill | SE 129° | 670 m | 8.2 mi |
| Gobbler Knob | WSW 247° | 670 m | 23.4 mi |
| Edwards Peak | ENE 77° | 666 m | 21.3 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | SSE 156° | 654 m | 7.2 mi |
| Round Mountain | ESE 114° | 648 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:19 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:39 | 20:08 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:05 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 17:08 | 17:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 51 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 74 | 65 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prade RCH, 15 mi away.
- bigtooth maple381 obs
- Texas madrone318 obs
- Scarlet Leather Flower274 obs
- Texas mountain laurel270 obs
- black maidenhair fern224 obs
- Agarita184 obs
- Greater Earless Lizard180 obs
- Lindheimer's Senna180 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.
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