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Lovers Leap

Lovers Leap, seen from above at true elevation

Lovers Leap is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 450 m. Chalk Hill stands 670 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Bluff, a cliff 2.4 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.1 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
450 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates29.73606, -99.22365
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks: 59
  • Chalk Mountain: 3.3 mi
  • Soto Mountain: 4.4 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 4.6 mi
  • Iron Top Mountain: 5.2 mi
  • Gunsight Mountain: 6.5 mi
Parks: 45
  • Bandina Christian Youth Camp: 3.1 mi
  • Camp Sionito: 3.4 mi
  • Moffett Park: 4.3 mi
  • Ranger Crossing Park: 6.0 mi
  • Tarpley Crossing Park: 6.5 mi
Springs: 17
  • Indian Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Pear Tree Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Kindla Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Dripping Springs: 9.0 mi
  • Twin Springs: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
Museums: 6
  • Frontier Times Museum: 9.2 mi
  • Sabinal Canyon Museum : 20.0 mi
  • Lone Star Motorcycle Museum: 21.6 mi
  • Schreiner Mansion - Historic Site and Event Center: 22.0 mi
  • Kerr Arts & Cultural Center: 22.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
  • Area C: 22.7 mi
  • Schumacher Crossing Rest Area: 23.7 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Lupe: 21.9 mi
  • Stonehenge II: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Attractions: 1
  • The Cross at Kerrville: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chalk HillW 273°670 m14.8 mi
Edwards PeakN 358°666 m10.5 mi
Taylor MountainW 268°654 m18.2 mi
Round MountainW 271°648 m8.0 mi
Wernette MountainWSW 253°647 m17.8 mi
Seco MountainWSW 248°629 m10.4 mi
Turkey KnobENE 70°623 m20.1 mi
Round TopNE 47°611 m13.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1719:49
June solstice06:3820:0620:41
September equinox07:2619:0319:35
December solstice07:2917:0717:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360667480828277685850
Precip in2.21.83.02.55.53.92.52.34.53.32.32.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Medina 1NE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356710511

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