- Elevation, modelled
- 185 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Sharp463 m · 21.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Hill Country Trailon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 29.8675, -97.9661
Purgatory Creek Natural Area is a park in Texas, at a modelled 185 m. Mount Sharp stands 463 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Dick's Classic Garage, a museum 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- City of San Marcos
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Purgatory Creek Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sharp | NW 318° | 463 m | 21.8 mi |
| Jack Mountain | NW 323° | 451 m | 20.0 mi |
| Big Head Mountain | WNW 290° | 450 m | 22.7 mi |
| Roundtree Mountain | NW 325° | 449 m | 22.8 mi |
| Peach Mountain | NNW 328° | 429 m | 20.8 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | NNW 333° | 429 m | 23.3 mi |
| Startz Hill | W 261° | 428 m | 19.8 mi |
| Lone Woman Mountain | NNW 330° | 423 m | 16.7 mi |
- On the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 13.7 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wetland Wonders · 1 mi
- Sinkholes · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Prospect Park: 0.6 mi
- Willow Springs Park: 1.1 mi
- Dunbar Park: 1.3 mi
- Franklin Square Park: 1.3 mi
- Anita Reyes Park: 1.4 mi
- Belvin Street Historic District: 0.8 mi
- James Lafayette and Eliza Pitts Malone House: 0.8 mi
- Wonder Cave: 0.9 mi
- Augusta Hofheinz House: 1.0 mi
- Lloyd Gideon Johnson House: 1.0 mi
- Trunk Hill: 3.6 mi
- Coal Kiln Hill: 4.1 mi
- Nail Hill: 7.5 mi
- Bading Hill: 8.1 mi
- Koeglar Hill: 9.2 mi
- Purgatory Creek Greenspace: 0.8 mi
- San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center: 2.0 mi
- Schulle Canyon Natural Area: 2.0 mi
- Ringtail Ridge Natural Area: 2.3 mi
- Meadows Center for Water and the Environment: 2.7 mi
- Oh for a Muse of Fire: 1.8 mi
- Goddess of Justice: 1.8 mi
- John C. "Jack" Hays: 1.9 mi
- TXST: 2.1 mi
- Minerva: 2.2 mi
- Learning Tree: 0.5 mi
- Grandmother's tree: 1.5 mi
- Spring Lake Glass-Bottom Boat Tour: 2.8 mi
- Labyrinth: 3.1 mi
- Jackson Tyler Norris Memorial Skate Park: 16.1 mi
- Weismuller Spring: 2.3 mi
- San Marcos Springs: 2.8 mi
- Blue Hole: 12.0 mi
- Comal Springs: 14.8 mi
- Jacob's Well: 15.0 mi
- Purgatory Creek Overlook: 1.4 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 13.0 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 13.0 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 13.6 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 13.6 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 2.0 mi
- City of Kyle Community Garden: 9.6 mi
- Interpretive Garden: 15.1 mi
- Demonstration Gardens: 15.2 mi
- Goforth: 14.9 mi
- Polonia: 15.8 mi
- Lytton Springs: 23.2 mi
- Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- The Learning Tree: 25.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 17:01 | 17:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Marcos, 2 mi away.
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