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Cat Mountain

Cat Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cat Mountain rises to 283 m in Texas. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Ledge Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.8 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Texas, United States of America

Wikidata Q31697035, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
283 m

How to reach it

Coordinates30.35243, -97.77973

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Nature reserves: 57
Gardens: 54
  • Prayer Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Mayfield Gardens: 2.8 mi
  • Our Lady's Prayer Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Infant Jesus of Prague Garden: 2.9 mi
  • University of Texas Microfarm: 4.1 mi
Peaks: 43
Museums: 40
Attractions: 19
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 2.9 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 3.5 mi
  • Lake Austin: 3.6 mi
  • Artificial Chimney: 3.9 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 5.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Link Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Small Falls: 5.1 mi
Springs: 8
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 9.8 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 10.5 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 11.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 259°433 m18.7 mi
Boultinghouse MountainNW 309°418 m23.4 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 237°406 m20.9 mi
NegroheadNW 311°405 m21.7 mi
Bald MountainNW 307°383 m22.1 mi
Travis PeakNW 310°382 m19.5 mi
Chalk KnobNW 313°367 m23.7 mi
Round MountainNW 324°366 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0220:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525663707783868781726154
Precip in2.61.92.92.45.03.72.02.73.53.92.92.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin-camp Mabry, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356701653

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