Local servicesHospitalThe Hospital at Westlake Medical Center2.4 miPost officeAustin Post Office Westlake Station4.6 miTown hallWest Lake Hills City Hall3.9 miPoliceWest Lake Hills Police Department3.9 miFire stationTravis County Emergency Services District 101.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 otherElementaryBarton Creek Elementary School1.5 miMiddleWest Ridge Middle School1.8 miSchoolSaint Gabriel's Catholic School1.9 miCollegeAustin Community College - Pinnacle Campus6.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAustin Bergstrom International Airport AUS14 miInterstateI-358.1 miUS highwayUS 2905.6 miAmtrakAustin, TX AUS6.8 miLight railDowntown StationCapital Metro8.0 miCoachDowntown AustinFlixBus8.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 6 min6:30 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 11 min7:23 am – 5:35 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 98°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 63°F, lows 42°F36 in of rain a year, on about 50 dayswettest month MaySnow is rare123 days above 90°F, 12 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Austin-camp Mabry station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksMount Lucaspeak · 5.2 miCommons Ford Waterfall Trailheadtrailhead · 2.6 miLake Austinlake · 3.1 miBarton Creek Greenbelt Trailheadtrailhead · 3.4 miRound Mountainpeak · 6.6 miWindmill Run Parkpark · 5.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsEmma Long Metro Parkrecreation area · 1.5 mi · 1,109 acresBarton Creek West Park and Greenwaypark · 1.8 mi · 153 acresMcKinney Falls State Parkstate park · 11.5 mi · 718 acresRed Bluff Nature Preservestate conservation land · 11.1 miBalcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 17.7 mi · 21,374 acresPedernales Falls State Parkstate park · 21.5 mi · 5,273 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 28 Mar 198249 mi away, near Bulverde, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 28 Mar 198249 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighTravis County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Very HighHail Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality44% of days had good air in 2025159 of 365 days measured200 moderate, 6 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 53, worst day 129main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Travis County monitors, TX
Drinking waterCity of Austin Water & Wastewaterserves 1,115,323 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Feb 2022: surface water treatment, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation867 ft264 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
