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Caprock Mountain

Caprock Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Caprock Mountain rises to 695 m in Texas. Housetop Mountain stands 707 m to the north-northwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Crown Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 1.5 miles off. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Texas, United States of America

Wikidata Q31696795, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
695 m

How to reach it

Coordinates29.68190, -99.96237

Overlooks nearby

112 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 49
Historic sites: 32
Cliffs: 13
Museums: 6
Parks: 4
  • Camp Wood City Park: 3.1 mi
  • Bruce Park: 3.2 mi
  • Frio Canyon Park: 13.0 mi
  • Garner State Park: 14.9 mi
Springs: 4
  • Trough Springs: 5.1 mi
  • Winans Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Walnut Springs: 12.0 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Charles Lindbergh In Camp Wood, 1924: 3.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Area C: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Caprock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Housetop MountainNNW 340°707 m4.0 mi
Meridian MountainENE 78°707 m14.8 mi
Graveyard MountainNNW 348°706 m19.8 mi
Schoolhouse MountainNNW 346°683 m22.0 mi
Kelley PeakW 267°680 m10.2 mi
Seep Spring MountainNNW 337°674 m13.3 mi
Gobbler KnobENE 78°670 m1.8 mi
Hog Pen MountainNNW 348°657 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:2019:52
June solstice06:4120:0920:44
September equinox07:2919:0619:38
December solstice07:3217:1017:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677581838377695850
Precip in1.11.02.01.93.53.02.22.93.92.72.11.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Wood, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1332143 — Caprock Mountain, Real County, Texas.

OpenStreetMap element node/356701518

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