Kickapoo Cavern State Park
Kickapoo Cavern State Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 546 m. Kelley Peak stands 680 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain, a peak 6.3 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 0.9 miles off. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 546 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
- 25.2 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
63 named places within 25 miles
- Site of Ranch of the Thurmans of Kickapoo: 9.5 mi
- Thurman Cemetery: 9.5 mi
- Dolores Townsite: 20.1 mi
- Filippone Building: 20.7 mi
- Montalvo House: 20.7 mi
- Black Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Dutch Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Indian Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Pinto Mountain: 12.5 mi
- Loma la Cruz: 16.8 mi
- Fern Bluff: 19.4 mi
- Painted Bluff: 19.6 mi
- Cow Cave Bluff: 20.9 mi
- Chimney Bluff: 22.1 mi
- Winans Spring: 18.9 mi
- Carta Valley: 19.0 mi
- Fort Clark Guardhouse: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kickapoo Cavern State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelley Peak | ENE 77° | 680 m | 18.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | E 83° | 634 m | 6.3 mi |
| Indian Mountain | E 84° | 622 m | 8.9 mi |
| Boiling Mountain | ESE 108° | 602 m | 20.4 mi |
| Military Mountain | ENE 72° | 602 m | 21.6 mi |
| Powers Mountain | ENE 67° | 595 m | 22.0 mi |
| Dutch Mountain | E 101° | 588 m | 7.5 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | E 79° | 577 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:22 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:43 | 20:11 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 17:12 | 17:48 |
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 | 49 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brackettville 22 N, 1 mi away.
- papershell pinyon63 obs
- Guajillo47 obs
- Black-capped Vireo45 obs
- Strawberry Cactus45 obs
- Northern Cardinal39 obs
- Agarita39 obs
- evergreen sumac38 obs
- Coyotillo38 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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