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Wildcat Mountain

Wildcat Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Wildcat Mountain rises to 577 m in Texas. Housetop Mountain stands 707 m to the northeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Pikes Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.4 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Edwards County, Texas, United States of America

Wikidata Q31587718, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
577 m

How to reach it

Coordinates29.67618, -100.05255

Overlooks nearby

109 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 47
Historic sites: 36
Cliffs: 11
Parks: 5
  • Bruce Park: 2.2 mi
  • Camp Wood City Park: 2.4 mi
  • Frio Canyon Park: 18.3 mi
  • Garner State Park: 19.9 mi
  • Kickapoo Cavern State Park: 23.4 mi
Museums: 4
Springs: 3
  • Winans Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Trough Springs: 10.4 mi
  • Walnut Springs: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Charles Lindbergh In Camp Wood, 1924: 2.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Housetop MountainNE 44°707 m5.8 mi
Meridian MountainE 80°707 m20.2 mi
Graveyard MountainN 4°706 m19.9 mi
Caprock MountainE 86°695 m5.4 mi
Schoolhouse MountainN 1°683 m21.7 mi
Kelley PeakW 268°680 m4.8 mi
Seep Spring MountainN 1°674 m12.6 mi
Gobbler KnobE 84°670 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:2119:52
June solstice06:4120:0920:44
September equinox07:2919:0719:38
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 1350066 — Wildcat Mountain, Edwards County, Texas.

OpenStreetMap element node/356727622

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