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Twin Falls

Twin Falls, seen from above at true elevation

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. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Step-free access
No

How to reach it

Coordinates30.24894, -97.81300

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Gaines Park at Barton Creek Greenbelt: 0.3 mi
  • Gaines Greenbelt: 0.8 mi
  • Phoenix Memorial Greenbelt: 0.8 mi
  • Gaines Greenbelt: 0.9 mi
  • Blue Valley Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves: 56
Gardens: 53
Peaks: 48
Museums: 38
Attractions: 18
  • 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
Springs: 10
Waterfalls: 9
  • 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
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Seismic Wall: 0.9 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 6.9 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 16.7 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 2.7 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 3.4 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 7.0 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 15.3 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jack MountainWSW 244°451 m23.6 mi
Roundtree MountainWSW 251°449 m23.6 mi
Shingle HillsWNW 282°433 m16.7 mi
Gainor MountainWSW 254°429 m20.3 mi
Peach MountainWSW 247°429 m22.0 mi
Lone Woman MountainSW 236°423 m21.2 mi
Lone Man MountainSW 234°416 m20.3 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 255°406 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3120:0220:37
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:2417:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485360677481848478685951

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs38.945.744.434.874.294.623.57.510.230.937.250.7

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/858902522

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