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Bull Creek District Park

Bull Creek District Park from directly overhead

Bull Creek District Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 169 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Bull Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.8 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
169 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Austin Parks and Recreation Department
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.36891, -97.78516

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bull Creek Greenbelt Park - Upper: 1.1 mi
  • West Bull Creek Preserve: 1.2 mi
  • Plaza on the Lake Park: 1.6 mi
  • Boat Landing Park: 1.6 mi
  • Steck Valley Greenbelt: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Blue Blood: 3.8 mi
  • Thicket: 5.1 mi
  • Embrace Bewilderment: 6.1 mi
  • Diana the Huntress: 6.2 mi
  • Clock Knot: 6.2 mi
Nature reserves: 57
Gardens: 54
Peaks: 45
Museums: 40
Attractions: 19
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 3.6 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 4.1 mi
  • Artificial Chimney: 4.7 mi
  • Lake Austin: 4.7 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 0.2 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 0.2 mi
  • Link Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Small Falls: 4.7 mi
Springs: 8
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 10.9 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 11.4 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 13.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsWSW 255°433 m18.6 mi
Tater HillNW 311°422 m24.9 mi
Boultinghouse MountainNW 307°418 m22.5 mi
Wallace MountainSW 234°406 m21.3 mi
NegroheadNW 309°405 m20.7 mi
Bald MountainNW 305°383 m21.2 mi
Travis PeakNW 308°382 m18.5 mi
Chalk KnobNW 312°367 m22.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0220:37
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:2516:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677481848478695850
Precip in2.62.03.02.34.14.42.82.33.44.62.82.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin Great Hills, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • White-tailed Deer505 obs
  • Coyote353 obs
  • Common Raccoon242 obs
  • cedar sage223 obs
  • Lindheimer's silktassel213 obs
  • Common Spotted Whiptail198 obs
  • Heavenly bamboo185 obs
  • Ashe juniper183 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/582969651

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