Attraction · Texas
Bear Cave
Bear Cave is an attraction in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 314 m. Mount Smith stands 578 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Cub Cave, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 8.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- No
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Coordinates29.64755, -98.47172
- 8.8 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 12.9 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Stone Oak Park: 0.2 mi
- Saddle Mountain Park: 0.5 mi
- Classen-Steubing Ranch Park: 1.3 mi
- Panther Springs Park: 2.4 mi
- Hardee Park: 2.8 mi
Peaks
- Classen Hill: 1.8 mi
- Ailor Hill: 4.1 mi
- Scott Hill: 4.4 mi
- Stokley Hill: 4.8 mi
- Papke Hill: 4.9 mi
Historic sites
- Georg Heinrich Buchsenschutz Family Cemetery: 6.1 mi
- John "Jack" Coker: 6.4 mi
- Wetmore Community Cemetery: 6.4 mi
- Jefferson Davis Smith: 6.5 mi
- Coker Cemetery: 6.5 mi
Museums
- Wallaceville: 7.1 mi
- Western Town: 7.1 mi
- Texas Transportation Museum: 7.2 mi
- Garden Railroad: 7.2 mi
- Zucht Display Building: 7.2 mi
Attractions: 48
- Cub Cave: 0.1 mi
- EOG Resources: 2.3 mi
- Diane Llyod: 6.9 mi
- Bracken Cave: 7.7 mi
- Andretti Indoor Karting and Games: 8.3 mi
Artworks: 45
- Taking Flight Bronze Sculpture: 8.9 mi
- World's Largest Cowboy Boots: 8.9 mi
- Batmobile: 9.0 mi
- Sushi Cat: 10.8 mi
- Magic Stones: 12.7 mi
Springs: 16
- Indian Springs: 4.7 mi
- Walnut Spring: 4.9 mi
- Panther Springs: 4.9 mi
- Cherry Spring: 4.9 mi
- Devine Spring: 5.0 mi
Gardens: 16
- Kinder Ranch Elementary Garden: 5.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.6 mi
- Native Plant Wildscape Demonstration Garden: 7.4 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 7.5 mi
- El Dorado Community Garden: 7.8 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Bracken Cave Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Medallion Park: 10.7 mi
- Bird of Prey: 10.9 mi
- Cedar Creek: 11.3 mi
- Rancho Diana Park: 12.4 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Coker: 6.3 mi
- Fratt: 10.0 mi
- Honey Creek: 11.0 mi
- Ammans Crossing: 20.9 mi
- Adkins: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Medicine Wall: 5.8 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 22.0 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 22.2 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 22.3 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- The Picnic Place: 8.9 mi
- Alumni Pavillion: 14.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Bear Cave. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Smith | W 279° | 578 m | 17.7 mi |
| Twin Mountains | W 274° | 546 m | 19.0 mi |
| Malikoff Hill | NW 311° | 537 m | 18.9 mi |
| Smith Hill | NW 317° | 494 m | 19.2 mi |
| Black Hill | WSW 257° | 484 m | 16.2 mi |
| Devils Hill | N 8° | 466 m | 11.2 mi |
| Round Hill | WNW 283° | 465 m | 13.5 mi |
| Cross Mountain | W 275° | 460 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:03 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 17:04 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 56 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 54 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Antonio Intl AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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