Mountain Creek Lake Park
Mountain Creek Lake Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 140 m. Brushy Mound stands 275 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bradshaw Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 9.9 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 140 m
How to reach it
- 9.9 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Bradshaw Park: 0.8 mi
- Mountain Creek Lake Park: 1.4 mi
- Valley Park: 1.5 mi
- Hendrix Park: 1.9 mi
- Kirby Creek Nature Education Center: 2.0 mi
- Dallas Baptist University (Decatur Baptist College): 1.9 mi
- John Shelby Wisdom: 2.8 mi
- Avion Village: 3.1 mi
- Southland Cemetery, Old: 3.1 mi
- Hensley Field: 3.8 mi
- Ruthe Jackson Outdoor Garden: 2.3 mi
- Fish Creek Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 10.1 mi
- Jerry Taylor Memorial Community Garden: 10.8 mi
- Jerry Taylor Memorial Garden: 10.8 mi
- Illuvia: 3.2 mi
- Penn Farm Agricultural Heritage Center: 4.8 mi
- Judge Roy Scream: 6.9 mi
- Cloud Bouncer: 7.0 mi
- Batman: The Ride: 7.0 mi
- International Museum of Cultures: 6.0 mi
- Fred and Barbara Clark Telling Restoration Hangar: 6.7 mi
- Commemorative Air Force Headquarters: 6.7 mi
- Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center: 6.8 mi
- Cedar Hill Museum of History: 6.9 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Cedar Ridge Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center: 5.6 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 8.9 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 11.3 mi
- Chalk Hill: 6.1 mi
- Murray Hill: 13.7 mi
- Poverty Knob: 18.7 mi
- Mount Donwell: 19.4 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 22.7 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Red Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 14.5 mi
- La Reunion: 8.2 mi
- Sowers: 9.4 mi
- Lawson: 23.8 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 9.7 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 12.6 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 14.2 mi
- McKamy Spring: 22.1 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 5.4 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mountain Creek Lake Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Mound | WSW 246° | 275 m | 23.9 mi |
| Turkey Peak | WSW 244° | 266 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Donwell | NW 323° | 218 m | 19.4 mi |
| Town Common | NNW 326° | 216.71 m | 24.6 mi |
| Poverty Knob | SW 226° | 216 m | 18.7 mi |
| Murray Hill | WSW 256° | 209 m | 13.7 mi |
| Chalk Hill | NE 54° | 202 m | 6.1 mi |
| Flower Mound | NNW 346° | 202 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:03 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — JOE Pool Lake, 4 mi away.
- Texas bluebonnet22 obs
- silverleaf nightshade21 obs
- common water hyacinth21 obs
- honey mesquite20 obs
- Western Honey Bee17 obs
- Green Anole16 obs
- annual bastard cabbage15 obs
- straggler daisy15 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 node/356851079
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