Lovers Leap
Lovers Leap is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 184 m. Loma Caliche stands 241 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Islitas, a ghost town 3.0 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 19 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 184 m
How to reach it
- 18.6 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Eastern Bluebird: 3.4 mi
- Las Alas De Laredo: 11.7 mi
- Las Alas De Laredo: 11.7 mi
- Las Alas De Laredo: 11.9 mi
- Naturaleza Viva: 13.6 mi
- Green Ranch Park: 8.8 mi
- Robert Muller Park: 10.4 mi
- Divine Mercy Park: 13.2 mi
- La Primavera Park: 13.5 mi
- Chimayo Park: 13.7 mi
- Coal Mining in Las Minas: San Tomas Coal Field: 4.3 mi
- Muro Del Amor: 13.9 mi
- Star Fort, Fort McIntosh: 16.0 mi
- El Paso De Jacinto: 16.2 mi
- San Bernardo Avenue: 16.2 mi
- Loma de las Potrancas: 4.2 mi
- Cerritos Blancos: 4.7 mi
- El Pico: 8.4 mi
- Loma Blanca: 11.9 mi
- San Pedro Hill: 15.6 mi
- Laredo Water Museum: 15.4 mi
- Imaginarium of South Texas: 16.4 mi
- Republic of the Rio Grande Museum: 17.2 mi
- Washington's Birthday Celebration Museum: 17.2 mi
- Villa Antigua Border Heritage Museum: 17.3 mi
- Islitas: 3.0 mi
- Darwin: 5.1 mi
- Santo Tomás: 6.0 mi
- Texas Mexican Railway Co. Car: 16.6 mi
- Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium: 16.9 mi
- El Portal: 17.2 mi
- Krizia L. Keiser Memorial Garden: 15.9 mi
- TAMIU Garden: 17.0 mi
- Riverbend Nature Preserve: 16.9 mi
- Las Palmas Bird Sanctuary: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lovers Leap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Caliche | NNW 342° | 241 m | 16.3 mi |
| Cerrito Prieto | NE 42° | 234 m | 19.7 mi |
| Loma Blanca | N 349° | 229 m | 11.9 mi |
| Little Apache Hill | NW 317° | 209 m | 22.9 mi |
| Big Apache Hill | NW 316° | 202 m | 21.6 mi |
| San Pedro Hill | NW 311° | 200 m | 15.6 mi |
| Cerritos Blancos | N 9° | 182 m | 4.7 mi |
| Loma de las Potrancas | NE 53° | 177 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:20 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:44 | 20:04 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:06 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 17:14 | 17:49 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 59 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laredo 2, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356710508
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