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Cloud Point

Cloud Point, seen from above at true elevation

Cloud Point is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 595 m. Cedar Knob stands 701 m to the west, 24 miles off. Texas Pecos Trail passes 4.2 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
595 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.49352, -99.70062
Around it

85 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 57
Peaks: 9
  • Teacup Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Round Top: 4.9 mi
  • Black Mountain: 13.6 mi
  • Allison Mountain: 14.6 mi
  • Monument Mountain: 16.2 mi
Springs: 7
  • West Spring: 12.8 mi
  • East Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Rock Springs: 13.3 mi
  • Walton Spring: 13.7 mi
  • The Big Springs: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Parks: 2
  • Schreiner Park: 3.6 mi
  • Hill Country Fair Grounds: 3.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • Kimble County Historical Museum: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Eckert James River Bat Cave Preserve: 22.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cedar KnobW 265°701 m23.5 mi
Black MountainW 261°683 m13.6 mi
Allison MountainW 259°682 m14.6 mi
Gobblers KnobS 178°676 m20.3 mi
Joes PointW 261°671 m21.4 mi
Monument MountainENE 72°662 m16.2 mi
Steamboat MountainE 93°608 m19.8 mi
Round TopW 268°604 m4.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1919:51
June solstice06:3820:1020:45
September equinox07:2819:0519:37
December solstice07:3317:0617:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259677581848377675649
Precip in0.91.12.01.83.22.81.52.02.42.11.51.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Junction Kimble CO AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356749411

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