Mt. Gainer
Mt. Gainer is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 344 m. Circle Benchmark stands 579 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Peach Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.3 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1998
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sinkholes · 21 mi
- Wetland Wonders · 21 mi
- Sunset Deck · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Camp Lucy: 2.7 mi
- Charro Ranch Park: 3.9 mi
- The Dripping Springs Sports & Recreation Park: 4.4 mi
- Founders Memorial Park: 5.0 mi
- Field of Dreams: 5.3 mi
- Phillips Cemetery: 3.5 mi
- W. T. Chapman: 4.3 mi
- The Marshall-Chapman Home: 4.3 mi
- First Baptist Church of Dripping Springs: 4.4 mi
- Dripping Springs Academy: 4.5 mi
- Peach Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Gainor Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Roundtree Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Jack Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Wallace Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Onion Creek Management Unit: 12.7 mi
- Little Bear Creek Management Unit: 13.5 mi
- Lower Barton Creek Management Unit: 14.0 mi
- Reimers Natural Parkland Preserve: 14.2 mi
- Upper Barton Creek Management Unit: 14.3 mi
- TXST: 21.2 mi
- Minerva: 21.3 mi
- Oh for a Muse of Fire: 21.5 mi
- John C. "Jack" Hays: 21.5 mi
- Goddess of Justice: 21.5 mi
- Pound House Historical Farmstead: 5.1 mi
- Nature Center: 7.5 mi
- Blanco Pioneer Museum: 17.2 mi
- Lyndon B. Johnson Visitor Center: 18.7 mi
- L.B.J. Boyhood Home: 18.7 mi
- Demonstration Gardens: 7.5 mi
- Interpretive Garden: 7.5 mi
- Lakeway City Park Butterfly Garden: 19.1 mi
- Cherry Creek Community Garden: 20.3 mi
- City of Kyle Community Garden: 20.4 mi
- The Whisky Vault: 10.2 mi
- River Overlook: 13.2 mi
- Hill Country Overlook: 13.3 mi
- Hamilton Pool: 13.7 mi
- Frate Barker Path: 16.6 mi
- Kirby Spring: 4.9 mi
- Jacob's Well: 7.6 mi
- Bell Spring: 9.4 mi
- Blue Hole: 10.0 mi
- Jones Spring: 11.7 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 20.3 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 20.4 mi
- Twin Falls: 20.7 mi
- Small Falls: 22.3 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 24.7 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 19.6 mi
- Purgatory Creek Overlook: 20.5 mi
- Seismic Wall: 21.3 mi
- The Learning Tree: 17.5 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 20.7 mi
- Goforth: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mt. Gainer. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circle Benchmark | W 276° | 579 m | 20.7 mi |
| Hill in Kendall County | WSW 249° | 563 m | 24.4 mi |
| Monument Hill | WNW 288° | 549 m | 19.3 mi |
| Martin Mountain | W 270° | 546 m | 21.4 mi |
| Twin Sisters | WSW 239° | 537 m | 21.7 mi |
| Brushy Top | W 269° | 497 m | 15.8 mi |
| Buffalo Peak | NW 314° | 491 m | 22.7 mi |
| Shovel Mountain | NNW 342° | 472 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:13 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:03 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 17:01 | 17:37 |
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 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dripping Springs 6 E, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403654613
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