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Bear Springs

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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, seen from above at true elevation

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey KnobNNE 13°623 m4.5 mi
Round TopNW 310°611 m10.5 mi
Mount MedinaWNW 288°596 m12.7 mi
Broad MountainN 360°596 m17.6 mi
State MountainNW 309°594 m8.1 mi
Sunset MountainWNW 299°592 m9.9 mi
WolkenburgN 350°589 m15.5 mi
Cloud MountainNW 312°586 m4.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 17
Cliffs: 12
Attractions: 8
Artworks: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1619:48
June solstice06:3620:0520:40
September equinox07:2519:0219:34
December solstice07:2817:0517:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360667379828277685850
Precip in2.32.22.82.55.33.82.82.83.93.92.92.3

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs51.939.833.037.955.633.964.417.682.885.150.843.8

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.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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