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Originally Posted by DruidCity
Damn nice views !
For all the references to "Texas Hill Country" online (Google, etc), I've seen surprisingly few photos that really show off the terrain this well.
How high is the current highest point ?
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The Hill Country varies in its "hilliness" - there are lots of downright flat parts of the Hill Country. Some of the hilliest parts of the Hill Country are right up against Austin's central core, which makes for nice pictures like this. I think Mount Bonnell is just under 800 feet, whereas downtown is about 450-500 feet. However, in the city limits of Austin, the Jollyville Plateau area (near the Cedar Park border) is about 1000 feet or even maybe slightly higher.
Mount Barker and Mount Larson, two nearby hills to Bonnell, are both around 950-1000 feet.
here's a picture I took about 3-3.5 years ago from Mount Larson. If you look closely you can see the skyline is much smaller than it is today:
