Wildcat Mountain
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
- 2.4 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 21.0 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 20 mi
- Ol' Baldy viewpoint · 20 mi
109 named places within 25 miles
- Pikes Peak: 1.0 mi
- Military Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Meridian Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Crown Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Kelley Peak: 4.8 mi
- Site of the Mission San Lorenzo de La Santa Cruz: 2.3 mi
- Site of Camp Wood: 2.3 mi
- Private Frank Marshall, C.S.A.: 2.3 mi
- Charles A. Lindbergh In Texas: 2.4 mi
- Charles A. Lindbergh in Texas: 2.4 mi
- Cow Cave Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Fern Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Painted Bluff: 11.4 mi
- Chimney Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Blacks Bluff: 16.8 mi
- 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
- Mission San Lorenzo: 2.2 mi
- Nueces Canyon Historical Museum: 2.5 mi
- Real County Historical Museum: 17.8 mi
- Real County Historical Museum: 19.9 mi
- Winans Spring: 6.5 mi
- Trough Springs: 10.4 mi
- Walnut Springs: 13.2 mi
- Crystal Cave: 19.8 mi
- White Rock Cave: 20.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housetop Mountain | NE 44° | 707 m | 5.8 mi |
| Meridian Mountain | E 80° | 707 m | 20.2 mi |
| Graveyard Mountain | N 4° | 706 m | 19.9 mi |
| Caprock Mountain | E 86° | 695 m | 5.4 mi |
| Schoolhouse Mountain | N 1° | 683 m | 21.7 mi |
| Kelley Peak | W 268° | 680 m | 4.8 mi |
| Seep Spring Mountain | N 1° | 674 m | 12.6 mi |
| Gobbler Knob | E 84° | 670 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:21 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:41 | 20:09 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:07 | 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 1350066 — Wildcat Mountain, Edwards County, Texas.
OpenStreetMap element node/356727622
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