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Mansfield Dam Overlook Recreation Area

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Elevation, modelled
231 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Shovel Mountain472 m · 20.4 mi
Nearest byway
Texas Hill Country Trailon it
Sunset, June solstice
20:37local time
Coordinates
30.3947, -97.9100
Mansfield Dam Overlook Recreation Area from directly overhead

Mansfield Dam Overlook Recreation Area is a park in Texas, at a modelled 231 m. Shovel Mountain stands 472 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Turbine, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mansfield Dam Overlook Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shovel MountainW 279°472 m20.4 mi
Roundtree MountainSW 223°449 m24.3 mi
Shingle HillsWSW 238°433 m12.4 mi
Gainor MountainSW 221°429 m20.8 mi
WildCat MountainNW 318°429 m21.0 mi
Peach MountainSW 217°429 m23.7 mi
North PeakNW 318°425 m21.8 mi
Lone Woman MountainSSW 208°423 m25.0 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Peaks: 55
Waterfalls: 10
Springs: 10
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:44
June solstice06:3120:0220:37
September equinox07:2118:5819:30
December solstice07:2517:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °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, 9 mi away.

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