Caprock Mountain
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. 105 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 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
- 1.5 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 26.2 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Ol' Baldy viewpoint · 15 mi
105 named places within 25 miles
- Crown Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Gobbler Knob: 1.8 mi
- Meridian Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Housetop Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Pikes Peak: 4.7 mi
- Charles A. Lindbergh in Texas: 3.1 mi
- Private Frank Marshall, C.S.A.: 3.2 mi
- Site of Camp Wood: 3.2 mi
- Site of the Mission San Lorenzo de La Santa Cruz: 3.2 mi
- Dixie Settlement: 5.2 mi
- Cow Cave Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Fern Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Painted Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Foshee Trail: 15.5 mi
- Chimney Bluff: 15.7 mi
- Nueces Canyon Historical Museum: 3.1 mi
- Mission San Lorenzo: 3.2 mi
- Real County Historical Museum: 12.4 mi
- Lone Star Motorcycle Museum: 24.5 mi
- Sabinal Canyon Museum: 24.9 mi
- Camp Wood City Park: 3.1 mi
- Bruce Park: 3.2 mi
- Frio Canyon Park: 13.0 mi
- Garner State Park: 14.9 mi
- Trough Springs: 5.1 mi
- Winans Spring: 11.4 mi
- Walnut Springs: 12.0 mi
- Swimming Hole: 21.7 mi
- Crystal Cave: 15.0 mi
- White Rock Cave: 15.2 mi
- Charles Lindbergh In Camp Wood, 1924: 3.1 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housetop Mountain | NNW 340° | 707 m | 4.0 mi |
| Graveyard Mountain | NNW 348° | 706 m | 19.8 mi |
| Schoolhouse Mountain | NNW 346° | 683 m | 22.0 mi |
| Kelley Peak | W 267° | 680 m | 10.2 mi |
| Seep Spring Mountain | NNW 337° | 674 m | 13.3 mi |
| Gobbler Knob | ENE 78° | 670 m | 1.8 mi |
| Hog Pen Mountain | NNW 348° | 657 m | 9.3 mi |
| Turkey Peak | NNW 342° | 648 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:20 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:41 | 20:09 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 17:10 | 17:46 |
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 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
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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