Chimney Rock Park
Chimney Rock Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Huntington Mound stands 35 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Rita Woodward Environmental Nature Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.8 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1967
What to expect
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Rita Woodward Environmental Nature Park: 0.2 mi
- Lee Hager Park: 0.6 mi
- Westbury Park: 0.9 mi
- Maplewood South/North Family Recreational Park: 1.2 mi
- Godwin Park: 1.5 mi
- Native Prairie Plant Garden: 0.3 mi
- Westbury Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Willow Meadows Baptist Church Garden: 2.4 mi
- Texas Interfaith Peace Garden: 4.1 mi
- Alicante Garden Pathway: 4.5 mi
- Rafferty Memorial Oak: 0.5 mi
- James C. Myers Flagpoles: 0.5 mi
- Temple Lodge No. 4, A. F. & A. M.: 2.6 mi
- Beth Yeshurun Synagogue: 2.9 mi
- Chinese Texans and Civil Rights: 3.1 mi
- Great Blue Heron: 0.5 mi
- Flowers for a Lady: 0.6 mi
- The Festive PIgs: 0.9 mi
- The Festive PIgs: 0.9 mi
- Whale: 2.1 mi
- Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston: 3.4 mi
- Museum of American Architecture and Decorative Arts: 3.5 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Log House Museum: 6.5 mi
- Houston Museum of Natural Science: 7.2 mi
- Art of the World Gallery: 7.3 mi
- Copper Statue: 6.5 mi
- Frog Wall: 6.6 mi
- TXU Energy presents Mythical Realms: 6.7 mi
- Weather Station: 7.4 mi
- Flow Works: 7.4 mi
- Edith Smith Outdoor Classroom: 0.3 mi
- Janie's Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 8.3 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 8.3 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 8.0 mi
- Terry Hershey Park: 11.1 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 11.7 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 11.8 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 11.8 mi
- Oak Hill: 16.4 mi
- Seabourne Creek Park Hill: 21.5 mi
- Huntington Mound: 23.8 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 10.6 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 10.9 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chimney Rock Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Mound | W 266° | 35 m | 23.8 mi |
| Oak Hill | W 273° | 29 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:52 | 17:28 |
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 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sugar Land, 11 mi away.
- Pinkladies101 obs
- Brown Anole97 obs
- Texas bluebonnet90 obs
- Monarch84 obs
- Gulf Fritillary82 obs
- Northern Mockingbird80 obs
- ribwort plantain76 obs
- straggler daisy74 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/306905257
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