Mount Bonnell
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Mount Bonnell (IPA: /bəˈnɛl/), also known as Covert Park, is a prominent point alongside Lake Austin in Austin, Texas. It has been a popular picnicking and tourist spot since the mid-1800s (C.E.). The mount provides a vista for viewing the city of Austin, Lake Austin, and the surrounding hills.
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[edit] Geography
Mount Bonnell is located at 30.3210°N, 97.7736°W (WGS 84 datum). Although the mount is often described as the highest point in Austin, the elevation at its peak (about 780 feet above mean sea level (AMSL)) is less than that of the Jollyville Plateau (max. elevation about 1100 feet AMSL [1]).
[edit] Origin of the name
Mount Bonnell was named after early Texas newspaper publisher George W. Bonnell[1], who moved to Texas in 1836. George W. Bonnell was publisher of the local paper The Texas Sentinel and was prominent in early Texas and Travis County (Austin) affairs[2].
Legend has it that Mount Bonnell was once called Antoinette's Leap, after a young woman who leaped to her death to avoid capture from Native Americans that killed her fiancé[1].
[edit] References
- ^ a b Mount Bonnell from the Handbook of Texas Online
- ^ George William Bonnell from the Handbook of Texas Online
[edit] See also
- West Austin Antenna Farm (broadcasting facility atop Mount Bonnell)
[edit] External links
- Mount Bonnell is at coordinates Coordinates:
