Round Mountain
Round Mountain rises to 311 m in Texas. Shovel Mountain stands 472 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lohmans Crossing, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Travis County, Texas, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1345677)
Wikidata Q31709717, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 311 m
How to reach it
- On the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lohmans Crossing: 0.9 mi
- Burton C. Barnes: 1.4 mi
- Jessica Hollis Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Hudson Bend: 3.6 mi
- Old Turbine: 3.7 mi
- Hamilton Greenbelt: 1.3 mi
- Lakeway City Park: 1.4 mi
- Liebelt Cabin Greenspace: 1.5 mi
- Lakeway Heritage Center: 1.6 mi
- Porpoise Park: 1.8 mi
- Blue Blood: 11.3 mi
- Abundance: 12.3 mi
- Embrace Bewilderment: 12.5 mi
- Protected Promise: 12.7 mi
- Malin's Fountain: 13.2 mi
- Maul Hill: 1.9 mi
- Flint Rock Hill: 2.6 mi
- Chalk Knob: 5.2 mi
- Comanche Peak: 5.6 mi
- Bald Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Lakeway City Park Butterfly Garden: 1.4 mi
- Forest Trail Garden: 9.9 mi
- Mayfield Gardens: 11.5 mi
- Experimental Gardens: 11.7 mi
- Prayer Garden: 11.9 mi
- Eanes History Center: 10.2 mi
- Laguna Gloria Art Museum: 11.3 mi
- Texas Military Forces Museum: 12.1 mi
- Austin Nature & Science Center: 12.4 mi
- Charles Moore House: 12.5 mi
- Artificial Chimney: 8.7 mi
- Hamilton Pool: 10.3 mi
- Texas paintball: 10.3 mi
- Lake Austin: 11.0 mi
- Armor and Artillery Row: 12.1 mi
- Queen's Bath: 9.6 mi
- Bell Spring: 11.4 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 12.4 mi
- Eliza Spring: 12.9 mi
- Seiders Spring: 13.0 mi
- Small Falls: 5.5 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 9.7 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 10.5 mi
- The Learning Tree: 11.6 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 14.0 mi
- Stone picnic table: 18.5 mi
- Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Seismic Wall: 12.3 mi
- Eagle Bluffs: 15.7 mi
- Bird Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Fern Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Palm Valley: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shovel Mountain | WNW 288° | 472 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Sharp | SW 220° | 463 m | 23.6 mi |
| Jack Mountain | SW 215° | 451 m | 22.1 mi |
| Roundtree Mountain | SW 222° | 449 m | 20.7 mi |
| Shingle Hills | WSW 242° | 433 m | 8.8 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | SW 220° | 429 m | 17.2 mi |
| Peach Mountain | SW 215° | 429 m | 20.2 mi |
| WildCat Mountain | NNW 327° | 429 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:02 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 17:00 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dripping Springs 6 E, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1837211834
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- Austin · 14 mi
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