- Elevation, modelled
- 344 m
- Tallest summit within 15.3 miles
- Cap Mountain585 m · 13.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Hill Country Trail10.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 29.5847, -98.7615
Government Canyon Springs is a spring in Texas, at a modelled 344 m. Cap Mountain stands 585 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Zizelmann House, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 11 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Government Canyon Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Mountain | NW 323° | 585 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mount Smith | N 359° | 578 m | 7.1 mi |
| Three Mountains | NNW 328° | 566 m | 12.3 mi |
| Jack Mountain | NNW 344° | 557 m | 7.2 mi |
| Edwards Mountain | NW 317° | 550 m | 15.2 mi |
| Twin Mountains | NNW 344° | 546 m | 5.8 mi |
| Smoothing Iron Mountain | WNW 300° | 517 m | 11.1 mi |
| Blue Heaven | WNW 288° | 487 m | 5.5 mi |
- 10.7 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 27.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Zizelmann House: 0.0 mi
- Wildcat Canyon Ranch Buildings: 1.7 mi
- R. L. White Ranch: 2.3 mi
- Gallagher Ranch: 3.2 mi
- John T. Floore Country Store: 4.3 mi
- Black Hill: 1.7 mi
- Blue Heaven: 5.5 mi
- Twin Mountains: 5.8 mi
- Culebra Hill: 6.5 mi
- Mount Smith: 7.1 mi
- Davis Ranch Amenities Park #2: 3.1 mi
- Davis Ranch Amenities Park #1: 3.6 mi
- Helotes Natural Area and Disc Golf Course: 4.2 mi
- Helotes Creek Linear Park: 4.2 mi
- Basketball Court Park: 4.5 mi
- USAF Airman Heritage Museum: 16.2 mi
- Agricultural Heritage Museum: 16.3 mi
- Centro Cultural Aztlan Galeria Expresion: 16.7 mi
- Centro de Artes: 19.3 mi
- Artpace: 19.3 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 0.3 mi
- Hoffmann Hayfield: 1.2 mi
- Texas Treehouse: 9.0 mi
- Kinderstein: 9.2 mi
- Journey to Atlantis: 9.7 mi
- Bloom: 8.6 mi
- Bloom: 8.6 mi
- Sushi Cat: 9.0 mi
- Batmobile: 9.2 mi
- Saint Mary's University Rattler: 15.1 mi
- Morales Spring: 4.1 mi
- Huesta Springs: 6.0 mi
- Pecan Spring: 6.4 mi
- Fitch Spring: 8.8 mi
- Bowl Spring: 11.8 mi
- Native Plant Wildscape Demonstration Garden: 14.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 14.6 mi
- Alamo Heights Community Garden: 18.9 mi
- Frost Gardens: 19.4 mi
- McNutt River Gardens: 19.4 mi
- Scenic Canyon: 5.0 mi
- Rancho Diana Park: 5.5 mi
- Cedar Creek: 6.7 mi
- Medallion Park: 7.3 mi
- Bird of Prey: 8.2 mi
- Coker: 16.4 mi
- Quihi: 20.9 mi
- Honey Creek: 21.8 mi
- Ammans Crossing: 22.1 mi
- Fratt: 22.4 mi
- Devils Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Medicine Wall: 12.6 mi
- Mormon Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Alumni Pavillion: 15.0 mi
- The Picnic Place: 22.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:15 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:04 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:02 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 17:05 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 58 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 81 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Antonio/seaworld, 10 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul, Sep–Oct — fullest in Jun, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 7.9 | 9.8 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 9.5 | 8.1 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge San Geronimo Ck nr Helotes, TX, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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