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Polecat Knob

Polecat Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Polecat Knob rises to 346 m in Texas. Shovel Mountain stands 472 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain School, a park 2.0 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.2 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

mountain in Texas, United States of America

Wikidata Q31708307, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
346 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.54436, -97.96168

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Round Mountain School: 2.0 mi
  • The Palazzo at Travisso: 3.6 mi
  • Sunset Park: 3.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
  • Shady Park: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Wings: 8.2 mi
  • Dancin': 8.2 mi
  • Balancing Apple: 8.2 mi
  • Sentinel: 8.2 mi
  • Ripples from a Spring: 8.2 mi
Gardens: 54
  • Reagan Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Rancho Sienna Community Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Lakeway City Park Butterfly Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Xeriscape Garden: 13.9 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 18.0 mi
Peaks: 51
Museums: 42
  • Interpretive Center: 6.8 mi
  • Palm House Museum: 17.1 mi
  • Museum of Ice Cream: 17.1 mi
  • Museum of Illusions: 17.3 mi
  • The Williamson Museum: 18.0 mi
Nature reserves: 41
Attractions: 18
  • Texas paintball: 4.2 mi
  • Inner Space Cavern: 16.9 mi
  • Hamilton Pool: 17.1 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 17.7 mi
  • Dead Man's Hole: 18.1 mi
Springs: 11
  • Apple Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Queen's Bath: 8.8 mi
  • Shady Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Flatrock Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Bell Spring: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Small Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Link Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 23.5 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shovel MountainWSW 248°472 m18.5 mi
Post MountainNW 311°462 m22.1 mi
Shingle HillsSSW 204°433 m18.4 mi
WildCat MountainWNW 295°429 m12.3 mi
North PeakWNW 297°425 m12.9 mi
Tater HillWNW 298°422 m9.2 mi
Boultinghouse MountainW 280°418 m7.6 mi
NegroheadW 278°405 m5.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1219:44
June solstice06:3120:0320:38
September equinox07:2118:5819:30
December solstice07:2616:5917:36

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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356743434

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