- Elevation, modelled
- 291 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Shovel Mountain472 m · 24.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Hill Country Trail1.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 30.4945, -97.8342
Nelson Ranch Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled 291 m. Shovel Mountain stands 472 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Janet Bartles Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 1.1 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nelson Ranch Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shovel Mountain | W 262° | 472 m | 24.9 mi |
| Shingle Hills | SW 228° | 433 m | 20.1 mi |
| WildCat Mountain | WNW 295° | 429 m | 20.6 mi |
| North Peak | WNW 296° | 425 m | 21.3 mi |
| Tater Hill | WNW 296° | 422 m | 17.6 mi |
| Boultinghouse Mountain | WNW 288° | 418 m | 15.8 mi |
| Negrohead | WNW 288° | 405 m | 13.9 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | NW 306° | 391 m | 19.5 mi |
- 1.1 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 25.6 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Janet Bartles Park: 0.3 mi
- Cluck Creek Park: 0.3 mi
- Buttercup Creek Cave Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Wildrose Park: 0.5 mi
- Whitestone Preserve: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- Protected Promise: 1.0 mi
- Wings: 2.3 mi
- Dancin': 2.3 mi
- Balancing Apple: 2.3 mi
- Sentinel: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
- Cedar Park Cemetery: 1.1 mi
- Cedar Park: 1.8 mi
- Cypress School: 2.0 mi
- Devon Moyer: 2.4 mi
- New Hope First Baptist Church and Cemetery: 2.6 mi
Gardens: 55
- Reagan Garden: 2.7 mi
- Xeriscape Garden: 5.9 mi
- Rancho Sienna Community Garden: 9.0 mi
- Lamplight Community Garden: 9.8 mi
- Prayer Garden: 10.8 mi
Nature reserves: 53
Peaks: 51
- White Rim Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Jess Maynard Hill: 6.1 mi
- Comanche Peak: 6.9 mi
- Jollyville Plateau: 7.0 mi
- Hamilton Hill: 7.8 mi
Museums: 37
- Museum of Ice Cream: 9.0 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 9.3 mi
- Palm House Museum: 9.4 mi
- Interpretive Center: 11.3 mi
- Laguna Gloria Art Museum: 13.1 mi
Attractions: 17
- Texas paintball: 4.6 mi
- Client Innovation Center: 9.5 mi
- Austin Table Tennis Association: 10.8 mi
- Abandoned zoo cage: 11.2 mi
- Inner Space Cavern: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Link Falls: 8.6 mi
- Hidden Falls: 8.7 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 9.0 mi
- Small Falls: 9.2 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 9.3 mi
Springs: 8
- Queen's Bath: 2.3 mi
- Apple Spring: 6.7 mi
- Shady Spring: 11.0 mi
- Seiders Spring: 14.0 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- The Learning Tree: 19.3 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 19.7 mi
- Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Stone picnic table: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Fern Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Seismic Wall: 17.4 mi
- Eagle Bluffs: 18.2 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 18.7 mi
- Bird Bluff: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Palm Valley: 13.1 mi
- New Sweden: 20.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:58 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin Great Hills, 7 mi away.
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