West Mount Houston Park
West Mount Houston Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Hockley Mound stands 74 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Alabonson Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 15 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1988
What to expect
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 15.2 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Alabonson Park: 0.8 mi
- Woodland Trails Park: 1.2 mi
- Carriage Creek Field: 1.5 mi
- Terrace Brook Mini Park: 1.6 mi
- Terrace Brook Park: 1.8 mi
- Đài Các Thánh Tử Đạo Việt Nam: 1.8 mi
- George Washington Carver High School: 2.9 mi
- Hemicycle at Houston National Cemetery: 3.5 mi
- Acres Homes Community: 4.0 mi
- Saint John United Church: 4.1 mi
- Đài Thánh Giuse: 1.8 mi
- Texas and bluebonnets: 3.1 mi
- Take It Back: 6.4 mi
- Three Quarter Time: 8.9 mi
- Ground Sculpture: 9.0 mi
- Freed Park Urban Garden: 6.6 mi
- Yellow Rose Garden: 8.6 mi
- Butterfly garden: 9.1 mi
- Houston Arboretum & Nature Center: 9.2 mi
- Wilchester Legacy Garden: 9.4 mi
- National Museum of Funeral History: 7.6 mi
- Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts: 8.5 mi
- Altharetta Yeargin Art Museum: 9.6 mi
- Houston Audubon Society Museum: 9.7 mi
- Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens: 9.9 mi
- Jumping World: 3.3 mi
- Texas knife makers supply: 7.8 mi
- Memorial Villages Farmers Market: 7.9 mi
- Wetland Boardwalk: 9.2 mi
- Boardwalk Overlook: 9.2 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 5.3 mi
- Cy-Fair Nature Trails: 9.5 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 10.0 mi
- Terry Hershey Park: 10.9 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 13.4 mi
- Picnic Area 4: 9.3 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 9.3 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 9.3 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 9.4 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 12.2 mi
- Wolf Hill: 20.2 mi
- Oak Hill: 22.4 mi
- Hockley Mound: 24.8 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 9.8 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 10.2 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Mount Houston Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockley Mound | WNW 285° | 74 m | 24.8 mi |
| Wolf Hill | W 271° | 52 m | 20.2 mi |
| Oak Hill | SW 225° | 29 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:52 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:51 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 58 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 72 | 62 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Intercontinental AP, 10 mi away.
- Gulf Fritillary153 obs
- Chinese Tallow68 obs
- Western Honey Bee51 obs
- Pipevine Swallowtail50 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle47 obs
- Monarch46 obs
- Eastern Carpenter Bee46 obs
- tree privet46 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/653968590
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