Cow Cave Bluff
Cow Cave Bluff is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 536 m. Housetop Mountain stands 707 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Shoe Peg Mountain, a peak 4.6 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.7 miles off. 108 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 536 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 19.2 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 21 mi
- Ol' Baldy viewpoint · 21 mi
108 named places within 25 miles
- Shoe Peg Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Kelley Peak: 5.3 mi
- Hayes Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Pikes Peak: 6.1 mi
- Charles A. Lindbergh In Texas: 6.3 mi
- Charles A. Lindbergh in Texas: 6.3 mi
- Private Frank Marshall, C.S.A.: 6.4 mi
- Site of Camp Wood: 6.5 mi
- Site of the Mission San Lorenzo de La Santa Cruz: 6.5 mi
- Chimney Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Blacks Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Fern Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Painted Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Camp Wood City Park: 6.3 mi
- Bruce Park: 6.7 mi
- Kickapoo Cavern State Park: 20.9 mi
- Garner State Park: 21.1 mi
- Frio Canyon Park: 21.9 mi
- Nueces Canyon Historical Museum: 6.2 mi
- Mission San Lorenzo: 6.4 mi
- Real County Historical Museum: 21.2 mi
- Real County Historical Museum: 24.6 mi
- Winans Spring: 8.6 mi
- Walnut Springs: 11.0 mi
- Trough Springs: 14.1 mi
- Crystal Cave: 20.9 mi
- White Rock Cave: 21.1 mi
- Charles Lindbergh In Camp Wood, 1924: 6.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cow Cave Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housetop Mountain | NE 35° | 707 m | 10.8 mi |
| Meridian Mountain | ENE 69° | 707 m | 23.5 mi |
| Graveyard Mountain | N 8° | 706 m | 24.8 mi |
| Caprock Mountain | NE 56° | 695 m | 9.1 mi |
| Kelley Peak | NNW 329° | 680 m | 5.3 mi |
| Seep Spring Mountain | N 8° | 674 m | 17.5 mi |
| Gobbler Knob | ENE 59° | 670 m | 10.8 mi |
| Hog Pen Mountain | NNE 22° | 657 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:21 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:42 | 20:09 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:07 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 17:11 | 17:46 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Wood, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356749444
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