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Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve

Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve from directly overhead

Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve is a nature reserve in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 247 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Artificial Chimney, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 1.3 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
247 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Travis County Parks;St. Edward's University
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates30.31294, -97.82012

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Artworks
Gardens: 54
Nature reserves: 54
Peaks: 48
Museums: 39
Attractions: 21
  • Artificial Chimney: 0.3 mi
  • Lake Austin: 2.3 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 3.5 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 4.4 mi
  • Barton Springs Pool: 4.5 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hill of Life Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Small Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Twin Falls: 4.4 mi
Springs: 9
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • The Learning Tree: 7.0 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 7.1 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 10.6 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 267°433 m15.9 mi
Gainor MountainWSW 243°429 m21.6 mi
Peach MountainWSW 236°429 m23.7 mi
Lone Woman MountainSW 226°423 m23.7 mi
Boultinghouse MountainNW 318°418 m23.5 mi
Lone Man MountainSW 224°416 m22.8 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 241°406 m17.4 mi
NegroheadNW 320°405 m21.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3120:0220:37
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:2516:5917:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525663707783868781726154
Precip in2.61.92.92.45.03.72.02.73.53.92.92.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin-camp Mabry, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Lindheimer's silktassel291 obs
  • Yaupon Holly206 obs
  • evergreen sumac197 obs
  • Twisted-leaf Yucca147 obs
  • Ashe juniper144 obs
  • Agarita117 obs
  • blackfoot daisy115 obs
  • American beautyberry110 obs

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/33715936

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