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Selma Hughes Park

Selma Hughes Park from directly overhead

Selma Hughes Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 169 m. Shovel Mountain stands 472 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bella Mar Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.0 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
169 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.33792, -97.90390

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Peaks: 55
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 53
Museums: 40
Attractions: 21
  • Artificial Chimney: 5.2 mi
  • Lake Austin: 7.6 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 8.7 mi
  • Barton Springs Pool: 9.4 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Small Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 7.4 mi
Springs: 10
Picnic sites: 5
  • The Learning Tree: 8.9 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 10.8 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 15.2 mi
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Selma Hughes Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shovel MountainWNW 289°472 m21.8 mi
Mount SharpSW 228°463 m24.7 mi
Jack MountainSW 224°451 m22.9 mi
Roundtree MountainSW 231°449 m21.9 mi
Shingle HillsWSW 257°433 m11.2 mi
Gainor MountainSW 230°429 m18.3 mi
Peach MountainSW 225°429 m21.0 mi
WildCat MountainNW 323°429 m24.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:43
June solstice06:3120:0220:37
September equinox07:2118:5819:30
December solstice07:2517:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525663707783868781726154
Precip in2.61.92.92.45.03.72.02.73.53.92.92.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin-camp Mabry, 9 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Northern Cardinal292 obs
  • Pipevine Swallowtail183 obs
  • Texas Bull Nettle182 obs
  • Painted Bunting177 obs
  • Eastern Bluebird175 obs
  • Eastern Phoebe157 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird131 obs
  • Common Spotted Whiptail125 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/631931901

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