Apache-Elbert Triangle
Apache-Elbert Triangle is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Elbert Triangle Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 8.0 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Undeveloped land owned by City of Houston, operated by HPARD, potential site for a future park.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Elbert Triangle Park: 0.2 mi
- Houston Gardens Park: 0.9 mi
- Banyan-Camway Triangle: 0.9 mi
- Rosewood Park: 0.9 mi
- Pelham Park: 1.0 mi
- Bethany Baptist Church: 0.6 mi
- Zydeco Music in Frenchtown: 3.4 mi
- Mount Pleasant Baptist Church: 3.5 mi
- First Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church: 3.7 mi
- The Frenchtown Community: 3.8 mi
- Hershe Street Garden: 3.6 mi
- Herman Brown Park Community Garden and Fruit Orchard: 4.1 mi
- Jenkins Garden: 5.9 mi
- Cooper Industries Water Garden: 6.2 mi
- Waste Management, Inc. Gardens: 6.2 mi
- Peacock Records Mural: 4.6 mi
- Love Mural: 4.6 mi
- A Tribute to American Statesmanship: 5.6 mi
- James A Baker III: 5.9 mi
- Virtuoso: 6.0 mi
- United States Armed Forces Museum: 2.5 mi
- Houston Maritime Center & Museum: 5.0 mi
- Harris County Heritage Society Museum: 6.4 mi
- Proctor Museum of Natural Science: 6.9 mi
- Rutherford B. H. Yates Museum: 7.0 mi
- 'Burp the Bayou' Red Button: 5.9 mi
- Eco Station: 8.9 mi
- Flow Works: 8.9 mi
- Weather Station: 8.9 mi
- Wetland Boardwalk: 9.1 mi
- Coastal Prairie: 1.0 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 4.9 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 5.0 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 6.9 mi
- Sheldon Park Nature Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 6.2 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 6.3 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 6.3 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 9.1 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 18.2 mi
- Barbers Hill: 23.8 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 24.5 mi
- Needle Point: 22.8 mi
- Red Bluff: 24.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 24.2 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 5.6 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 6.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Apache-Elbert Triangle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbers Hill | E 85° | 25 m | 23.8 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | ESE 114° | 3 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | ESE 117° | 0 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:48 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:51 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 58 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 72 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston-port, 5 mi away.
- Brown Anole12 obs
- Green Anole8 obs
- peppervine8 obs
- Gulf Fritillary7 obs
- Gulf Coast Toad7 obs
- White Ibis6 obs
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron6 obs
- Eastern Hognose Snake6 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1113369158
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