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Cascade Cavern

Cascade Cavern from directly overhead

Cascade Cavern is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 403 m. Turkey Knob stands 623 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Cascade Caverns, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 19 miles off.

The story

cave in United States of America

Wikidata Q5048112, matched on coordinates and name (133 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1984
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.76372, -98.67966

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Boots Gaubatz Park: 2.2 mi
  • Boerne City Park: 2.4 mi
  • Herff Park: 2.4 mi
  • The Club: 3.0 mi
  • Boerne Park: 3.3 mi
Peaks
  • Malikoff Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Round Hill: 5.1 mi
  • McFarland Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Steele Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Wells Hill: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 36
  • Cascade Caverns: 0.1 mi
  • Texas Treehouse: 12.0 mi
  • Kinderstein: 12.2 mi
  • iFLY: 12.8 mi
  • Andretti Indoor Karting and Games: 12.9 mi
Springs: 21
  • Comanche Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Morales Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Panther Springs: 10.0 mi
  • Huesta Springs: 10.4 mi
  • Champee Spring: 12.7 mi
Artworks: 16
Gardens: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Cascade Cavern. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey KnobWNW 290°623 m14.6 mi
Cap MountainW 262°585 m12.9 mi
Mount SmithSW 224°578 m7.2 mi
Sabinas MountainNNW 329°567 m7.7 mi
Three MountainsW 260°566 m11.7 mi
Cedar MountainNW 309°564 m11.8 mi
Cannon HillNW 311°560 m8.7 mi
Jack MountainSW 232°557 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1519:47
June solstice06:3620:0420:39
September equinox07:2419:0119:33
December solstice07:2717:0417:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360667379828277685850
Precip in2.32.22.82.55.33.82.82.83.93.92.92.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boerne, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438058158

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