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Twin Springs Preserve

Twin Springs Preserve from directly overhead

Twin Springs Preserve is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 277 m. WildCat Mountain stands 429 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Georgetown Lake Recreational Area, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 12 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Williamson County Conservation Foundation
Access
permit

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.69498, -97.77925

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cedar Hollow Trailhead: 2.1 mi
  • Jim Hogg Park: 2.3 mi
  • Silver Hall: 2.6 mi
  • Highland Village Park: 2.7 mi
  • Tejas Park: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
Peaks: 42
  • Tucker Knob: 6.0 mi
  • Barnett Knob: 7.0 mi
  • Signal Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 8.5 mi
  • Rabbit Hill: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 33
Nature reserves: 23
Gardens: 19
  • Rancho Sienna Community Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Sun City Gardens: 5.6 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Southwestern University Community Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Laura Kuykendall Garden: 8.1 mi
Museums: 8
  • The Williamson Museum: 7.2 mi
  • Interpretive Center: 9.6 mi
  • Palm House Museum: 14.2 mi
  • Bohls House: 20.3 mi
  • Museum of Ice Cream: 20.5 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Inner Space Cavern: 8.1 mi
  • Texas paintball: 15.4 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 20.6 mi
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 21.1 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 22.7 mi
Springs: 6
  • Brushy Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Apple Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Warwick Springs: 14.9 mi
  • Headquarters Springs: 15.0 mi
  • Queen's Bath: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Hidden Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Link Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Small Falls: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
WildCat MountainWSW 257°429 m22.6 mi
North PeakWSW 258°425 m22.9 mi
Tater HillWSW 252°422 m19.9 mi
Boultinghouse MountainWSW 244°418 m20.4 mi
NegroheadWSW 240°405 m19.1 mi
Buzzard RoostW 263°391 m19.3 mi
Bald MountainWSW 240°383 m20.6 mi
Travis PeakSW 233°382 m18.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0220:38
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2516:5817:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259667481848478695850
Precip in2.52.23.13.04.24.02.22.64.03.92.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown Lake, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1181455353

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