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Carl Gene Young Sr. Park

Carl Gene Young Sr. Park from directly overhead

Carl Gene Young Sr. Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 183 m. Blue Mound stands 264 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Oakwood Cemetery, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 1.4 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

9.8-acre, neighborhood park located at 327 S. Wood St., previously known as Phoenix Park. Trail (0.29 miles, concrete) Amenities include: Playground Sprayground season: May 10-Sept. 30, 2019 Sprayground Hours: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Basketball and goals (socce

The record

What the record says

Elevation
183 m
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
Coordinates33.21121, -97.11910

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Artworks
Gardens: 21
Museums: 16
Peaks: 14
Attractions: 6
Nature reserves: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Group Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • The Corral: 23.3 mi
  • Parkside Food Truck Park: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Little Elm Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Post Oak Beach: 14.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundSW 216°264 m22.8 mi
Mount OliveN 8°255 m17.9 mi
Pilot KnobSW 228°253 m6.2 mi
Blue MoundNW 312°244 m6.3 mi
Long PointSW 226°234 m7.4 mi
Terrapin HillN 359°232 m23.4 mi
Crawford HillSW 221°231 m7.4 mi
Mount DonwellS 189°218 m20.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:40
June solstice06:2120:0520:42
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, 1 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel1,071 obs
  • Texas Spiny Lizard616 obs
  • Western Honey Bee477 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle319 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird314 obs
  • American Robin313 obs
  • Great-tailed Grackle250 obs
  • Monarch238 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/130799164

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