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Briercliff Park

Briercliff Park from directly overhead

Briercliff Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. Blue Mound stands 264 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Frontier Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 4.3 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

9.62-acre, neighborhood park located at 3200 State School Rd. Trail (0.27 miles, concrete) Amenities include: Pavilion; capacity 48 people 840 square feet Eight picnic tables (not movable)v Playgrounds Grill available Electricity available Lighted pavi

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Denton
Fee
No

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.17041, -97.09269

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens: 32
Museums: 23
Peaks: 13
Attractions: 12
Nature reserves: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Group Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • The Corral: 21.4 mi
  • Parkside Food Truck Park: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Little Elm Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Post Oak Beach: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundSW 224°264 m21.7 mi
Mount OliveN 3°255 m20.6 mi
Pilot KnobWSW 258°253 m6.3 mi
Blue MoundNW 318°244 m9.4 mi
Long PointWSW 252°234 m7.2 mi
Crawford HillWSW 246°231 m7.0 mi
Mount DonwellSSW 196°218 m18.1 mi
Town CommonSSW 208°216.71 m14.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:40
June solstice06:2120:0520:41
September equinox07:1718:5419:27
December solstice07:2916:4817:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956647381858578675547
Precip in2.22.83.43.74.93.62.32.43.04.62.92.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denton 2 SE, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Canada Goose163 obs
  • Great-tailed Grackle150 obs
  • Northern Cardinal128 obs
  • Eastern Bluebird104 obs
  • Texas Spiny Lizard104 obs
  • Monarch100 obs
  • Mallard93 obs
  • House Finch86 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/260862063

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