Uplands
Uplands is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 208 m. Jack Mountain stands 451 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Tahoe Trail Pocket Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 0.9 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Sunset Valley
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 26.0 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 26.9 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 22 mi
- Sinkholes · 26 mi
- Wetland Wonders · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tahoe Trail Pocket Park: 0.5 mi
- Gaines Greenbelt: 0.6 mi
- Cougar Creek Greenbelt: 0.7 mi
- Valley Creek Park: 0.8 mi
- Joslin Neighborhood Park: 0.8 mi
- Broken Spoke: 1.4 mi
- MS Nolen Texas Historical Plaque: 1.4 mi
- Kincheonville: 2.2 mi
- Fort Magruder, C.S.A.: 2.6 mi
- Millbrook (Roy-Hardin House): 2.7 mi
- Cathedral of Junk: 2.2 mi
- Good Luck Statue: 2.9 mi
- Greetings from Austin mural: 3.2 mi
- Sculpture of Brazilian Carnaval Feather Costume: 3.2 mi
- I love you so much Mural: 3.6 mi
- Shudde Fath Tract: 0.6 mi
- Sunset Valley Nature Area: 1.0 mi
- South Hills Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
- Wildflower Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Carrington's Prairie: 1.9 mi
- Cherry Creek Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Ted Paulissen Memorial Garden: 2.9 mi
- Peace Garden: 2.9 mi
- Claire Kolodzey Memorial Garden: 2.9 mi
- Herbal Garden: 3.3 mi
- Davis Hill: 3.2 mi
- Flintridge Hill: 4.9 mi
- Mount Larson: 5.5 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 6.5 mi
- Mount Barker: 6.8 mi
- TexPop ATX: 2.8 mi
- Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum;Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum: 3.2 mi
- Austin Nature & Science Center: 3.4 mi
- Eanes History Center: 3.5 mi
- Texas Toy Museum and Arcade: 4.4 mi
- Barton Springs Pool: 3.0 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 3.4 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 4.0 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 4.1 mi
- Lake Austin: 4.9 mi
- Eliza Spring: 3.1 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 3.7 mi
- Seiders Spring: 6.2 mi
- Shady Spring: 13.5 mi
- Kirby Spring: 15.8 mi
- Twin Falls: 1.3 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 2.4 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 3.2 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 5.7 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 5.8 mi
- Goforth: 14.5 mi
- Lytton Springs: 19.4 mi
- McDuff: 20.5 mi
- Polonia: 20.9 mi
- New Sweden: 21.3 mi
- Seismic Wall: 1.0 mi
- Bird Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Fern Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 1.4 mi
- The Learning Tree: 3.2 mi
- Stone picnic table: 6.0 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Uplands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Mountain | WSW 247° | 451 m | 23.5 mi |
| Roundtree Mountain | WSW 254° | 449 m | 23.7 mi |
| Shingle Hills | WNW 286° | 433 m | 17.5 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | WSW 258° | 429 m | 20.5 mi |
| Peach Mountain | WSW 250° | 429 m | 22.0 mi |
| Lone Woman Mountain | WSW 239° | 423 m | 21.0 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | WSW 238° | 416 m | 19.9 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | W 260° | 406 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:58 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 17:00 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 59 | 51 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1081681032
Day trips start here
- Austin · 5 mi
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