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Cedar Creek

Cedar Creek from directly overhead

Cedar Creek is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 398 m. Cap Mountain stands 585 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Huesta Springs, a spring 0.8 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 9.6 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
City of San Antonio

How to reach it

Coordinates29.61299, -98.65497

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Madla Park: 1.8 mi
  • Hills & Dales Park: 2.0 mi
  • Raymond Russell Park: 3.0 mi
  • Conner Park: 3.1 mi
  • Dog park: 3.2 mi
Peaks
  • Cross Mountain: 3.5 mi
  • Middleton Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Bullis Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Eisenhower Lookout: 4.2 mi
  • Goetz Hill: 4.4 mi
Museums: 56
Attractions: 48
  • Texas Treehouse: 2.7 mi
  • Kinderstein: 2.9 mi
  • iFLY: 3.7 mi
  • Andretti Indoor Karting and Games: 3.9 mi
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 7.0 mi
Artworks: 41
  • Batmobile: 3.0 mi
  • Sushi Cat: 4.8 mi
  • Bloom: 8.2 mi
  • Bloom: 8.2 mi
  • World's Largest Cowboy Boots: 11.6 mi
Springs: 18
  • Huesta Springs: 0.8 mi
  • Morales Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Government Canyon Springs: 6.7 mi
  • Panther Springs: 8.3 mi
  • Pecan Spring: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 14
Nature reserves: 9
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Cedar Creek. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cap MountainWNW 301°585 m16.6 mi
Mount SmithNW 309°578 m8.3 mi
Three MountainsWNW 303°566 m15.5 mi
Jack MountainWNW 301°557 m9.8 mi
Twin MountainsWNW 294°546 m8.7 mi
Malikoff HillNNW 348°537 m15.2 mi
Smoothing Iron MountainWNW 283°517 m16.4 mi
Smith HillN 353°494 m16.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1519:46
June solstice06:3620:0420:39
September equinox07:2419:0119:33
December solstice07:2617:0517:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525663697783858680716154
Precip in2.01.72.32.44.43.32.42.23.93.82.12.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Antonio Intl AP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/316828541

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