Park · Texas
Yellow House Canyon Park
Yellow House Canyon Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 982 m. The nearest named place is Lubbock Lake Landmark Visitors Center, a museum 0.2 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 3.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 982 m
How to reach it
Coordinates33.62347, -101.88620
- 3.2 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Hodges Park: 1.1 mi
- Canyon Lakes: 1.5 mi
- Rodgers Park: 1.7 mi
- Austin Park: 1.8 mi
- Maedgen Park: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- The Free Range Era of Ranching: 2.2 mi
- The Webster Memorial Tree: 2.7 mi
- St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church: 2.9 mi
- First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ): 2.9 mi
- Texas Tech Judging Pavilion: 2.9 mi
Artworks: 45
- Bridging Localities: 1.8 mi
- Bronze Steers: 2.2 mi
- Conversations with Jesse Nerios: 2.3 mi
- Knowledge Structure: 2.3 mi
- Illuminated Arboreal Data Codes: 2.5 mi
Attractions: 11
- The Spiral by Dr. Alon Kvashny: 1.6 mi
- Sundial: 2.4 mi
- Blarney Stone: 2.6 mi
- Arts District: 3.2 mi
- Prairie Dog Town: 3.5 mi
Museums: 10
- Lubbock Lake Landmark Visitors Center: 0.2 mi
- National Ranching Heritage Center: 2.3 mi
- Museum of Texas Tech University: 2.3 mi
- Silent Wings Museum: 3.9 mi
- The Buddy Holly Center: 4.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Picnic Area Eastbound US 84: 12.9 mi
- Picnic Area Westbound US 84: 12.9 mi
- Hale County Southbound Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- Hale County Northbound Rest Area: 21.6 mi
Gardens: 3
- Heart of Lubbock Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Tech Terrace Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 4.7 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:27 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:39 | 20:25 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 17:06 | 17:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 81 | 80 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lubbock, 5 mi away.
- Black-tailed Prairie Dog324 obs
- Mallard279 obs
- Burrowing Owl247 obs
- Tripartite Sweat Bee199 obs
- American basketflower170 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird169 obs
- American Bumble Bee166 obs
- silverleaf nightshade166 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/220972857
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