Twin Falls
Twin Falls is a waterfall in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 165 m. Jack Mountain stands 451 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gaines Park at Barton Creek Greenbelt, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 27.4 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 27.1 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 21 mi
- Sinkholes · 27 mi
- Wetland Wonders · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gaines Park at Barton Creek Greenbelt: 0.3 mi
- Gaines Greenbelt: 0.8 mi
- Phoenix Memorial Greenbelt: 0.8 mi
- Blue Valley Park: 0.9 mi
- Gus Fruh Park: 1.2 mi
- Broken Spoke: 1.7 mi
- Eanes Cemetery: 2.3 mi
- Eanes School and Chapel: 2.3 mi
- Barton Springs: 2.7 mi
- MS Nolen Texas Historical Plaque: 2.7 mi
- Abundance: 3.1 mi
- Cathedral of Junk: 3.2 mi
- Greetings from Austin mural: 3.4 mi
- Good Luck Statue: 3.6 mi
- Embrace Bewilderment: 3.6 mi
- Shudde Fath Tract: 0.9 mi
- Carrington's Prairie: 1.0 mi
- Wildflower Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Uplands: 1.3 mi
- Sunset Valley Nature Area: 1.9 mi
- Cherry Creek Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Forest Trail Garden: 2.3 mi
- Herbal Garden: 2.7 mi
- Zilker Botanical Garden: 2.8 mi
- Butterfly Trail: 2.8 mi
- Flintridge Hill: 3.6 mi
- Davis Hill: 4.0 mi
- Mount Larson: 4.4 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 5.5 mi
- Mount Barker: 5.8 mi
- Eanes History Center: 2.2 mi
- Austin Nature & Science Center: 2.8 mi
- TexPop ATX: 2.9 mi
- Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum;Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum: 3.0 mi
- Charles Moore House: 3.7 mi
- Barton Springs Pool: 2.7 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 3.0 mi
- Lake Austin: 3.9 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 4.0 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 4.1 mi
- Eliza Spring: 2.8 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 3.0 mi
- Seiders Spring: 5.5 mi
- Shady Spring: 12.7 mi
- Queen's Bath: 14.9 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 1.1 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 1.9 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 6.9 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 6.9 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
- Goforth: 15.7 mi
- Lytton Springs: 20.7 mi
- McDuff: 21.0 mi
- New Sweden: 21.0 mi
- Polonia: 22.2 mi
- Seismic Wall: 0.9 mi
- Bird Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 16.7 mi
- Fern Bluff: 19.6 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 2.7 mi
- The Learning Tree: 3.4 mi
- Stone picnic table: 7.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Twin Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Mountain | WSW 244° | 451 m | 23.6 mi |
| Roundtree Mountain | WSW 251° | 449 m | 23.6 mi |
| Shingle Hills | WNW 282° | 433 m | 16.7 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | WSW 254° | 429 m | 20.3 mi |
| Peach Mountain | WSW 247° | 429 m | 22.0 mi |
| Lone Woman Mountain | SW 236° | 423 m | 21.2 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | SW 234° | 416 m | 20.3 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 255° | 406 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:58 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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 | 48 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 59 | 51 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Feb–Mar, May–Jun, Dec — fullest in Jun, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 38.9 | 45.7 | 44.4 | 34.8 | 74.2 | 94.6 | 23.5 | 7.5 | 10.2 | 30.9 | 37.2 | 50.7 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Barton Ck at Loop 360, Austin, TX, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/858902522
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- Austin · 4 mi
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