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West Bull Creek Preserve

West Bull Creek Preserve from directly overhead

West Bull Creek Preserve is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 208 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Bull Creek Falls, a waterfall 1.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.6 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
208 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.37735, -97.80230

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bull Creek District Park: 1.2 mi
  • Bull Creek Greenbelt Park - Upper: 1.8 mi
  • Plaza on the Lake Park: 1.9 mi
  • Boat Landing Park: 2.0 mi
  • St. Edwards Park: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves: 57
Gardens: 54
Peaks: 45
Museums: 38
Attractions: 19
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 4.7 mi
  • Artificial Chimney: 4.8 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 5.1 mi
  • Lake Austin: 5.4 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 5.5 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Link Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Small Falls: 3.8 mi
Springs: 8
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 11.5 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 11.6 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 14.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsWSW 253°433 m17.8 mi
Gainor MountainSW 235°429 m24.8 mi
Tater HillNW 312°422 m23.7 mi
Boultinghouse MountainNW 307°418 m21.3 mi
Wallace MountainSW 231°406 m20.8 mi
NegroheadNW 309°405 m19.5 mi
Bald MountainNW 305°383 m20.0 mi
Travis PeakNW 309°382 m17.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3120:0220:37
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:2516:5917:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677481848478695850
Precip in2.62.03.02.34.14.42.82.33.44.62.82.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin Great Hills, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Spotted Whiptail188 obs
  • cedar sage172 obs
  • Lindheimer's silktassel169 obs
  • Northern Cardinal151 obs
  • black maidenhair fern140 obs
  • Ashe juniper136 obs
  • Texas Spiny Lizard135 obs
  • Texas milkweed129 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 node/356851566

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