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Wanita Triangle

Wanita Triangle from directly overhead

Wanita Triangle is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Oak Hill stands 29 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Jetall Naeem Choudhri Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 6.7 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Houston Parks and Recreation Department

How to reach it

Coordinates29.77511, -95.42871

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
Attractions: 30
  • Wetland Boardwalk: 0.5 mi
  • Boardwalk Overlook: 0.6 mi
  • Copper Statue: 2.8 mi
  • 'Burp the Bayou' Red Button: 3.8 mi
  • Frog Wall: 4.3 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Picnic Area 4: 0.6 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 0.6 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 0.6 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 0.6 mi
  • Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Springs: 2
  • Riordan's Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Beauchamp Spring: 3.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 20.1 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Oak Hill: 20.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillWSW 249°29 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0219:34
June solstice06:2219:5120:26
September equinox07:1118:4819:20
December solstice07:1416:5117:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545864707783858681726256
Precip in4.02.73.85.25.17.94.53.44.55.43.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston-port, 9 mi away.

  • Gulf Fritillary1,275 obs
  • Brown Anole1,078 obs
  • Pond Slider984 obs
  • American Bullfrog850 obs
  • Banded Watersnake738 obs
  • American beautyberry682 obs
  • Green Anole604 obs
  • firewheel547 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/441087709

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