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Jess Maynard Hill

Jess Maynard Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Jess Maynard Hill rises to 343 m in Texas. Shovel Mountain stands 472 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Apple Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.4 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

mountain in Texas, United States of America

Wikidata Q31703577, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
343 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.55353, -97.91057

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Palazzo at Travisso: 1.9 mi
  • Westwood Park: 2.1 mi
  • Hawkes Landing Community Park and Playground: 2.3 mi
  • Vista Ridge Park: 2.3 mi
  • Mason Hills: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Dancin': 5.4 mi
  • Wings: 5.4 mi
  • Balancing Apple: 5.4 mi
  • Sentinel: 5.4 mi
  • Ripples from a Spring: 5.4 mi
Gardens: 56
  • Reagan Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Rancho Sienna Community Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Xeriscape Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Lakeway City Park Butterfly Garden: 12.6 mi
  • Laura Kuykendall Garden: 15.8 mi
Peaks: 49
Nature reserves: 44
Museums: 41
  • Interpretive Center: 5.9 mi
  • Palm House Museum: 14.2 mi
  • The Williamson Museum: 15.0 mi
  • Museum of Ice Cream: 15.2 mi
  • Museum of Illusions: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Texas paintball: 3.4 mi
  • Inner Space Cavern: 13.8 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 15.7 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 16.9 mi
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 17.3 mi
Springs: 9
  • Apple Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Queen's Bath: 7.3 mi
  • Shady Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Seiders Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Deep Eddy Pool: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Small Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Link Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 23.5 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shovel MountainWSW 249°472 m21.6 mi
Post MountainNW 305°462 m24.1 mi
Shingle HillsSSW 211°433 m20.4 mi
WildCat MountainWNW 288°429 m14.9 mi
North PeakWNW 290°425 m15.5 mi
Tater HillWNW 288°422 m11.8 mi
Boultinghouse MountainW 274°418 m10.5 mi
NegroheadW 271°405 m8.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:44
June solstice06:3120:0320:38
September equinox07:2118:5819:30
December solstice07:2516:5917:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505360677481838478695951
Precip in1.92.12.72.94.02.82.02.93.23.52.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 33 NW, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356737446

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