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Crystal Cave

Crystal Cave from directly overhead

Crystal Cave is an attraction in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 527 m. Guadalupe stands 740 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is White Rock Cave, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 0.5 miles off. 142 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
527.1646729 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates29.58374, -99.74044

Overlooks nearby

Around it

142 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 56
  • Ol' Baldy: 0.9 mi
  • Devils Backbone Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Coffin Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • The Shut-In: 6.2 mi
  • Davenport Hill: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 53
Cliffs: 10
Parks: 8
  • Garner State Park: 0.6 mi
  • Frio Canyon Park: 10.9 mi
  • Utopia Park: 12.8 mi
  • Fisher Family Campground: 13.2 mi
  • Robert Bownds & Henry Burns Memorial Park: 13.5 mi
Museums: 7
Springs: 4
  • Trough Springs: 12.1 mi
  • Walnut Springs: 13.4 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 20.0 mi
  • Duncan Spring: 21.0 mi
Attractions: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Charles Lindbergh In Camp Wood, 1924: 17.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Area C: 19.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crystal Cave. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GuadalupeNNE 22°740 m24.8 mi
Meridian MountainN 7°707 m10.0 mi
Housetop MountainNW 306°707 m18.1 mi
Caprock MountainWNW 297°695 m15.0 mi
Kelley PeakWNW 285°680 m24.3 mi
Gobbler KnobWNW 302°670 m13.6 mi
Chalk HillNE 55°670 m19.8 mi
Hog Pen MountainNW 316°657 m22.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1919:51
June solstice06:4020:0820:43
September equinox07:2819:0619:37
December solstice07:3117:0917:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677581838377695850
Precip in1.11.02.01.93.53.02.22.93.92.72.11.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Wood, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/812674886

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