Covert Park at Mount Bonnell | |
 View of Lake Austin from the summit of Mount Bonnell | |
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| Location | 3800 Mount Bonnell Rd Austin, Texas 78731 |
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| Coordinates | 30°19′15″N 97°46′24″W / 30.32083°N 97.77333°W |
| Area | 5.36 acres (2.17 ha) |
| Built | June 2, 1939 |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000619 |
| RTHL No. | 6473 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 17, 2015 |
| Designated RTHL | 1969 |
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.
- ^ Young, Kimberly (1998). Adventure Guide to Texas. Hunter Publishing. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-55650-812-7.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Austin: Outdoors". Texas Monthly. Emmis Communications: 22. June 1979.
- ^ "Mount Bonnell". Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. William Nienke, Sam Morrow.