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Fitch Spring

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Elevation, modelled
469 m
Tallest summit within 17.5 miles
Turkey Knob623 m · 11.6 mi
Nearest byway
Texas Hill Country Trail11.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:40local time
Coordinates
29.6706, -98.8696
Fitch Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Fitch Spring is a spring in Texas, at a modelled 469 m. Turkey Knob stands 623 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Smoothing Iron Mountain, a peak 3.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 11 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Fitch Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey KnobNNW 348°623 m11.6 mi
State MountainNW 322°594 m15.4 mi
Sunset MountainNW 314°592 m16.8 mi
Cloud MountainNNW 326°586 m12.0 mi
Cap MountainNNW 344°585 m4.8 mi
Duffys MountainNW 312°580 m16.9 mi
Mount SmithE 79°578 m6.5 mi
Bachelor MountainNNW 335°578 m17.3 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 26
Springs: 15
Cliffs: 10
Artworks: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1619:47
June solstice06:3720:0520:40
September equinox07:2519:0219:33
December solstice07:2717:0517:41

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: May–Jul, Sep–Oct — fullest in Jun, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs2.82.31.91.77.99.85.51.59.58.13.42.8

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge San Geronimo Ck nr Helotes, TX, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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