Mount Bonnell

Covert Park at Mount Bonnell
View of Lake Austin from the summit of Mount Bonnell
Map
Location3800 Mount Bonnell Rd
Austin, Texas 78731
Coordinates30°19′15″N 97°46′24″W / 30.32083°N 97.77333°W / 30.32083; -97.77333
Area5.36 acres (2.17 ha)
BuiltJune 2, 1939 (1939-06-02)
NRHP reference No.15000619
RTHL No.6473
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 17, 2015
Designated RTHL1969

Mount Bonnell /bəˈnɛl/, also known as Covert Park, is a prominent point alongside the Lake Austin portion of the Colorado River in Austin, Texas. It has been a popular tourist destination since the 1850s.[1][2] The mount provides a vista for viewing the city of Austin, Lake Austin, and the surrounding hills.[3] It was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1969, bearing Marker number 6473,[4] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

  1. ^ Young, Kimberly (1998). Adventure Guide to Texas. Hunter Publishing. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-55650-812-7.
  2. ^ Gonzalez, Esther (March 27, 2004). "Austin proves interesting site for date trip". Plainview Daily Herald. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2009.
  3. ^ "Austin: Outdoors". Texas Monthly. Emmis Communications: 22. June 1979.
  4. ^ "Mount Bonnell". Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. William Nienke, Sam Morrow.