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Kneese Hill

Kneese Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Kneese Hill rises to 570 m in Texas. Cherry Mountain stands 660 m to the northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Schuetzen Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Texas, United States of America

Wikidata Q31704108, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
570 m

How to reach it

Coordinates30.29826, -98.83337

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 17
  • Marktplatz von Fredericksburg: 2.8 mi
  • Gillespie County Park: 2.9 mi
  • Old Fair Park: 3.1 mi
  • Fort Martin Scott: 3.5 mi
  • Oak Crest Park: 5.5 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 6
  • Marschall Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Rock Pasture Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Dripping Vat Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Wenzel Spring: 17.3 mi
Attractions: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Roos Falls: 3.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Gardens at the Ridge: 22.1 mi
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Kneese Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cherry MountainNW 323°660 m8.1 mi
RoundheadWNW 289°653 m11.2 mi
Lehmann MountainNW 306°623 m18.4 mi
Big HillS 173°612 m13.5 mi
Cedar MountainNNW 339°608 m13.4 mi
Buckeye PointNW 304°601 m14.9 mi
County Line HillNW 322°601 m17.6 mi
Schlaudt HillsW 259°597 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1619:47
June solstice06:3520:0620:41
September equinox07:2419:0219:33
December solstice07:2917:0417:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158667379828276675649
Precip in1.61.82.52.64.33.01.92.43.33.12.22.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericksburg, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1339183 — Kneese Hill, Gillespie County, Texas.

OpenStreetMap element node/356709506

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