- Elevation, modelled
- 480 m
- Tallest summit within 19.9 miles
- Turkey Knob623 m · 4.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Hill Country Trail9.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:40local time
- Coordinates
- 29.7719, -98.9251
Bear Springs is a spring in Texas, at a modelled 480 m. Turkey Knob stands 623 m to the north-northeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Edwards Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 9.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Bear Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Knob | NNE 13° | 623 m | 4.5 mi |
| Round Top | NW 310° | 611 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Medina | WNW 288° | 596 m | 12.7 mi |
| Broad Mountain | N 360° | 596 m | 17.6 mi |
| State Mountain | NW 309° | 594 m | 8.1 mi |
| Sunset Mountain | WNW 299° | 592 m | 9.9 mi |
| Wolkenburg | N 350° | 589 m | 15.5 mi |
| Cloud Mountain | NW 312° | 586 m | 4.5 mi |
- 9.2 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Edwards Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Cap Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Three Mountains: 4.1 mi
- Turkey Knob: 4.5 mi
- Cloud Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Polly's Chapel: 3.9 mi
- Bandera County: 8.9 mi
- Schimdtke-Callahan House: 9.2 mi
- Benjamin Franklin and Mary Hay Langford, Jr. Home: 9.2 mi
- Old Jail & Courthouse: 9.2 mi
- Cielo Rio Community Park: 4.4 mi
- Bandera River Ranch Park: 5.4 mi
- Western Heritage Park: 9.4 mi
- M. R. Sandige Park: 9.5 mi
- Bandera City Park: 9.5 mi
- Champee Spring: 4.7 mi
- Fitch Spring: 7.8 mi
- Bowl Spring: 8.5 mi
- Dripping Springs: 9.8 mi
- Comanche Spring: 10.2 mi
- Joes Point: 10.1 mi
- Gaddis Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Devils Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Mormon Bluff: 15.6 mi
- Ravenhead: 17.9 mi
- Albert & Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area: 4.4 mi
- Scenic Canyon: 17.3 mi
- Hill Country State Natural Area: 18.9 mi
- Rancho Diana Park: 19.2 mi
- Cedar Creek: 19.6 mi
- Cascade Caverns: 14.7 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 16.2 mi
- Hoffmann Hayfield: 16.9 mi
- Texas Treehouse: 22.2 mi
- Kinderstein: 22.4 mi
- Gazebo for Albert Steves: 13.9 mi
- Batmobile: 22.5 mi
- Lupe: 23.0 mi
- Sushi Cat: 24.0 mi
- Bloom: 24.8 mi
- Frontier Times Museum: 9.3 mi
- Agricultural Heritage Museum: 10.9 mi
- Schreiner Mansion - Historic Site and Event Center: 22.9 mi
- Kerr Arts & Cultural Center: 22.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Kerr County Eastbound Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Kerr County Westbound Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Welfare: 13.3 mi
- Ammans Crossing: 17.4 mi
- Currey's Creek: 24.4 mi
- SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:16 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:05 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 17:05 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boerne, 12 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan, May, Jul, Sep–Nov — fullest in Oct, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 51.9 | 39.8 | 33.0 | 37.9 | 55.6 | 33.9 | 64.4 | 17.6 | 82.8 | 85.1 | 50.8 | 43.8 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Medina Rv abv English Crsg nr Pipe Creek, TX, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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