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. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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
- 5.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 5 mi
- 1000ft overlook of Inks Lake · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Community of Nameless: 4.9 mi
- Hopewell Cemetery: 5.0 mi
- Heinatz Homestead: 6.2 mi
- Bagdad Cemetery: 6.3 mi
- Liberty Hill Masonic Hall: 6.5 mi
- Big Bear Hill: 1.0 mi
- Polecat Knob: 2.7 mi
- Hamilton Hill: 2.8 mi
- Jess Maynard Hill: 4.4 mi
- Travis Peak: 4.6 mi
- Dancin': 9.7 mi
- Wings: 9.7 mi
- Balancing Apple: 9.7 mi
- Sentinel: 9.7 mi
- Ripples from a Spring: 9.8 mi
- 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
- Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - Austin Simon: 8.5 mi
- Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - Lime Creek: 9.0 mi
- Baker Sanctuary: 9.3 mi
- Westside Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - Snowden Tract: 11.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Eagle Bluffs: 10.4 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Fern Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Mormon Mill: 15.8 mi
- Palm Valley: 21.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potato Hill | NW 311° | 484 m | 23.7 mi |
| Shovel Mountain | WSW 239° | 472 m | 18.9 mi |
| Post Mountain | NW 306° | 462 m | 19.8 mi |
| Shingle Hills | SSW 199° | 433 m | 20.5 mi |
| WildCat Mountain | WNW 284° | 429 m | 10.6 mi |
| North Peak | WNW 287° | 425 m | 11.2 mi |
| Tater Hill | WNW 283° | 422 m | 7.5 mi |
| Boultinghouse Mountain | W 259° | 418 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:03 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:59 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 78 | 69 | 59 | 51 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 33 NW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356744672
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- Austin · 26 mi
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