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Round Mountain

Round Mountain rises to 366 m in Texas. Potato Hill stands 484 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Bear Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 5.3 miles off. 321 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Travis County, Texas, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1366936).

Wikidata Q31709727, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
366 m

How to reach it

Coordinates30.58186, -97.97613

Overlooks nearby

321 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
  • Round Mountain School: 1.7 mi
  • River Ranch County Park: 5.2 mi
  • Hawkes Landing Community Park and Playground: 5.4 mi
  • Devine Lake Park: 5.6 mi
  • The Palazzo at Travisso: 5.7 mi
Peaks: 46
Artworks: 42
  • Dancin': 9.7 mi
  • Wings: 9.7 mi
  • Balancing Apple: 9.7 mi
  • Sentinel: 9.7 mi
  • Ripples from a Spring: 9.8 mi
Gardens: 33
  • Rancho Sienna Community Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Reagan Garden: 11.7 mi
  • Lakeway City Park Butterfly Garden: 14.1 mi
  • Xeriscape Garden: 15.5 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 18.9 mi
Museums: 19
  • Interpretive Center: 4.8 mi
  • The Williamson Museum: 18.1 mi
  • The Falls Museum: 18.4 mi
  • Palm House Museum: 18.5 mi
  • Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Texas paintball: 6.7 mi
  • Inner Space Cavern: 17.2 mi
  • Dead Man's Hole: 17.6 mi
  • Hamilton Pool: 18.8 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 19.9 mi
Springs: 10
  • Apple Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Queen's Bath: 11.2 mi
  • Flatrock Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Shady Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Brushy Spring: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Small Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Link Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 18.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 9.8 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Potato HillNW484 m23.7 mi
Shovel MountainWSW472 m18.9 mi
Post MountainNW462 m19.8 mi
Shingle HillsSSW433 m20.5 mi
WildCat MountainWNW429 m10.6 mi
North PeakWNW425 m11.2 mi
Tater HillWNW422 m7.5 mi
Boultinghouse MountainW418 m6.7 mi

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356744672

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