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Gobbler Knob

Gobbler Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Gobbler Knob rises to 670 m in Texas. Housetop Mountain stands 707 m to the northwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Caprock Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.8 miles off. 125 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Texas, United States of America

Wikidata Q31700922, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
670 m

How to reach it

Coordinates29.68740, -99.93344

Overlooks nearby

125 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 51
Historic sites: 38
Cliffs: 13
Parks: 7
  • Camp Wood City Park: 4.9 mi
  • Bruce Park: 5.0 mi
  • Frio Canyon Park: 11.2 mi
  • Garner State Park: 13.6 mi
  • Fisher Family Campground: 24.1 mi
Museums: 7
Springs: 4
  • Trough Springs: 3.3 mi
  • Walnut Springs: 12.4 mi
  • Winans Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 20.1 mi
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Charles Lindbergh In Camp Wood, 1924: 4.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Area C: 22.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Housetop MountainNW 317°707 m4.6 mi
Meridian MountainENE 78°707 m13.1 mi
Graveyard MountainNNW 343°706 m19.9 mi
Caprock MountainWSW 258°695 m1.8 mi
Schoolhouse MountainNNW 342°683 m22.1 mi
Kelley PeakW 265°680 m12.0 mi
Seep Spring MountainNNW 330°674 m13.7 mi
Hog Pen MountainNNW 337°657 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:2019:52
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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356706603

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