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The Mount in Houston

The Mount in Houston is a viewpoint. The Mount is located near Hawkins Sculpture Walk.
Tourism
viewpoint
Legend

Artworks

  • Dawn (Artist: Helen Journeay, bronze) – approx. 400 ft.
  • Lillian Schnitzer Fountain Statue – approx. 400 ft.
  • Great Confucius (bronze) – approx. 500 ft.
  • Atropos Key (Artist: Hannah Holliday Stewart, bronze) – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • Oliver Twist (Artist: Tracy Guthrie, bronze) – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Portable Trojan Bear (Artist: Jim Love) – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Arbor in the Pines – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Japanese Lanterns – approx. 0.3 mi.
  • Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton (Artist: Floyd Embry) – approx. 0.3 mi.

Gift shops

  • Houston Museum of Natural Science Store (Houston Museum of Natural Science) at Hermann Park Drive 5555 (77030) – approx. 450 ft.
  • Collector's Shop (Houston Museum of Natural Science) at Hermann Park Drive 5555 (77030) – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • MFAH Gift Shop (opening hours: Tue, Wed 10–17; Thu 10–21; Fri, Sat 10–19; Sun 12:15–19; Nov: Thu [4] off; Dec 25 closed) at Main Street 5601 (77005) – approx. 0.3 mi.

Stations

  • Museum District (northbound) – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Museum District (southbound) – approx. 0.2 mi.

Hospitals

  • Plaza Specialty Hospital (65 beds, HCA) at Binz Street 1300 (77004) – approx. 0.1 mi.

Tourist information centers

  • MFAH Parking Info Kiosk – approx. 0.2 mi.

Theaters

  • Brown Auditorium Theater (MFAH) at Bissonnet Street 1001 (77005) – approx. 0.3 mi.

Fast food restaurants

  • Elements Grill (American, Burger, Hot dog, takeout, vegetarian options, opening hours: Mon–Sun 9–17) at Hermann Park Drive 5555 (77030) – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • Periodic Table (Sandwich, takeout, vegetarian options, opening hours: Mon–Sun 9–17) at Hermann Park Drive 5555 (77030) – approx. 0.1 mi.

Restaurants

  • Bodegas Taco Shop (Mexican, opening hours: Mon–Thu 10–22; Sun 10–22; Fri, Sat 10–23) at Binz Street 1200 (77004) – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • Fia's Pizzeria (Pizza, opening hours: Sun–Thu 10–22; Fri–Sat 10–23) at Binz Street 1200 (77004) – approx. 0.2 mi.

Fountains

  • Kugel Ball – approx. 0.1 mi.

Light rail stops

  • Museum District – approx. 0.2 mi.

Picnic areas

  • Lake Picnic Area – approx. 0.3 mi.

Streets nearby

Hawkins Sculpture Walk
200 ft
Caroline Street
Houston Museum of Natural Science Store, Covenant Baptist Church, Chick-fil-A, Otto's, Clayton House, Bodegas Taco Shop, Fia's Pizzeria
300 ft
Hermann Park Drive
Elements Grill, Kugel Ball, Portable Trojan Bear, Collector's Shop
550 ft
Tudor Family Pine Hill Walk
Great Confucius, Dawn
0.1 mi
Concert Drive
Oliver Twist
0.1 mi
Sarah H. And John H. Lindsey Plaza
0.2 mi
Ewing Street
0.2 mi
La Branch Street
La Branch St at Gray St, Toyota Tundra Yellow Entrance, Vic & Anthony's Steakhouse, Kefita Coffee
0.2 mi
Binz Street
Museum District, Dak & Bop, Barnaby’s Cafe, MFAH Parking Info Kiosk, MFAH Gift Shop
0.2 mi
San Jacinto Street
Main Entrance, Christ Church Cathedral, Pappas Bros. Steakhouse, Museum District (northbound), Museum District, Subway, Guadalajara Del Centro, Periodic Table, Perk Coffee Shop, Elgin Pharmacy, Eye Care Central
0.2 mi
Hermann Drive
Lillian Schnitzer Fountain Statue
0.2 mi
Main Street
Charleys Philly Steaks, 7Spice, Marco's Pizza, Kids & Teens Dental Place, West Junction, Main Street Square (southbound), Main Street Square, UH-Downtown, O'Kane Theatre, Heacker, Etro Nightclub, Lilly & Bloom, Fifth Vessel, Ensemble/HCC, Line & Lariat, The District, Cellar 7 Wine & Bar Bites, Off The Record, Taste Kitchen + Bar, Preston, Moxy Houston Downtown, Bungalow, Fabian's Latin Flavors, The Moonshiners, Mendocino Farms, Bird Haus Hot Chicken, Abu Omar Halal, Little New Orleans, Lone Star Taco, Holy Cross Catholic Chapel, Main Street Square (northbound), McGowen, Nouveau Antique Art Bar, Smashburger, Kolache Factory, Supercuts, AT&T, Downtown Transit Center, Your Pie, Bell, Main St @ Holcombe Blvd, Popeyes, Roma's Pizza, Edible Arrangements, Think, Gracious Hope Baptist Church, Ormandy, Edward Albert Palmer Memorial Chapel, Wheeler, Wheeler Station Transit Center, Pepperoni's, Taco Cabana, Jollibee, PNC, T-Mobile, Schlotzsky's, FedEx Office, Papa John's, Wingstop, Central Station Main, Finn Hall, Chipotle, Shay McElroy's Irish Pub, Captain Foxheart's Bad News Bar & Spirit Lodge, Cherry, Behind Closed Doors, Dean's, Notsuoh, La Diabla, Flying Saucer Draught Emporium, Starbucks, Corner Bakery, Cliff's Grill, The Halal Guys, Poké in the bowl, Double Trouble, Winnie's, My Flaming Heart, The Fashion Time Machine, Kura Sushi, The Baker's Man, Eye Theory, Sackett Auto Repair, Continental Club, Tacos a Go-Go, Shoeshine Charlie's Big Top Lounge, My Eye Doctor, Inman Gallery
0.3 mi
Montrose Boulevard
Frost Bank, Lao Sze Chuan, CVS Pharmacy, The Pilgrim, Houston Triptych, Kinder Foundation Education Center, Pizaro's Pizza Napoletana, Prosperity Bank, Bird
0.3 mi
Fannin Street
Texas Medical Center Transit Center, Club Quarters Hotel, Houston, Downtown, Nationwide Nail Supply Inc., Midtown, Dominion Montessori School, Fannin South, Hermann Park/Rice U, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Museum District, Museum District (southbound), Stadium Park/Astrodome, Memorial Hermann Hospital/Houston Zoo, Chick-fil-A, Dryden/TMC, Wheeler Station Transit Center, Salata, Walgreens, CVS Pharmacy, Starbucks, MOD Pizza, Winner's Corner, Bleezys Smoke Shop
0.3 mi
Calumet Street
Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton
0.3 mi
Wilson Tunnel
Brown Auditorium Theater
0.3 mi
Bissonnet Street
Z Pizza, Subway, Spec's, Bering's Hardware & Gifts, Lone Star Glass, Chuck E. Cheese's, Supercuts, Episcopal Church of The Epiphany, Capital One, Bissonnet Dental, Solutions Pest & Lawn, First Philippine Baptist Church, Tony K's, Pink's Pizza, The UPS Store, Brazos Bookstore, Houston Shoe Hospital, Higher Dimension Baptist Church, MFAH Ticket Booth, Back III, Back I, Back IV, Back II, Swift, New Day Missonary Baptist Church, Little Caesars, Q Wings, Seafood, & Boba, Alpha Auto Center, Parrilla Colombiana, La Sultana Panaderia y Pupuseria, Gymnast II, The Sound of Night, The Walking Man, The Large Horse, Two Circle Sentinel, Spirit of Eternal Repose, Recuerdo de Machu Picchu No. 3 (Las terrazes), Spatial Concept/Nature No. 1, Le Jardinier, Cafe Leonelli, La Rivière, Westwood, Big Mart, Walgreens
0.3 mi

Railway nearby

Hermann Park Train
500 ft

Artworks nearby

Cancer...there is hope
0.2 mi

Attractions nearby

Weather Station
0.2 mi
Flow Works
0.2 mi
Eco Station
0.2 mi

Buildings nearby

Warwick Towers
0.2 mi

Gardens nearby

Woodland Garden
150 ft
Arid Garden
250 ft
Rose Garden
400 ft
Family Garden
400 ft

Grasslands nearby

Centennial Green
500 ft

Hills nearby

Tudor Family Pine hill
0.1 mi

Hotels nearby

Hotel ZaZa Houston
0.2 mi

Libraries nearby

Family History Research Center at the Clayton Library Campus
0.3 mi

Museums nearby

Houston Museum of Natural Science
0.1 mi
John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science
0.1 mi
Children's Museum of Houston
0.2 mi
Audrey Jones Beck Building
0.3 mi
Holocaust Museum Houston
0.3 mi
Caroline Weiss Law Building
0.3 mi

Parking lots nearby

Houston Museum of Natural Science Parking Garage
350 ft
MFAH Parking Garage
0.2 mi

Parks nearby

McGovern Centennial Gardens
300 ft
Allen Family Courtyard
0.2 mi

Places of worship nearby

St. Paul's United Methodist Church
0.3 mi

Platforms nearby

M. D. Anderson Station
450 ft
M.D. Anderson Train Station
450 ft

Shelters nearby

Friendship Pavilion
0.1 mi

Waters nearby

Mecom Rockwell Colonnade
0.2 mi
Mary Gibbs and Jesse H. Jones Reflecting Pool
0.2 mi
Mecom Fountain
0.2 mi

Zoos nearby

Cockrell Butterfly Center
0.1 mi