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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 584 m. Brokeleg Mountain stands 715 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Hill Country Fair Grounds, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 0.9 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
584 m
Getting there

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Coordinates30.47741, -99.75923
Around it

85 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 57
Peaks: 10
  • Round Top: 1.7 mi
  • Teacup Mountain: 7.2 mi
  • Black Mountain: 10.0 mi
  • Allison Mountain: 11.0 mi
  • Joes Point: 17.8 mi
Springs: 6
  • Rock Springs: 9.8 mi
  • West Spring: 13.4 mi
  • East Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Walton Spring: 15.2 mi
  • The Big Springs: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Parks: 2
  • Hill Country Fair Grounds: 0.3 mi
  • Schreiner Park: 0.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 1
  • Kimble County Historical Museum: 0.8 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
Brokeleg MountainW 276°715 m23.4 mi
Cedar KnobW 267°701 m20.0 mi
Black MountainW 264°683 m10.0 mi
Allison MountainW 261°682 m11.0 mi
Gobblers KnobSSE 167°676 m19.7 mi
Joes PointW 263°671 m17.8 mi
Monument MountainENE 72°662 m19.8 mi
Steamboat MountainE 90°608 m23.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1919:51
June solstice06:3820:1020:45
September equinox07:2819:0519:37
December solstice07:3317:0717:43

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356750071

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