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Government Canyon Springs

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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, seen from above at true elevation

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cap MountainNW 323°585 m13.2 mi
Mount SmithN 359°578 m7.1 mi
Three MountainsNNW 328°566 m12.3 mi
Jack MountainNNW 344°557 m7.2 mi
Edwards MountainNW 317°550 m15.2 mi
Twin MountainsNNW 344°546 m5.8 mi
Smoothing Iron MountainWNW 300°517 m11.1 mi
Blue HeavenWNW 288°487 m5.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 45
Artworks: 41
Springs: 18
Nature reserves: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1519:47
June solstice06:3620:0420:39
September equinox07:2419:0219:33
December solstice07:2717:0517:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545865717884868681736355
Precip in2.01.82.32.44.03.42.42.53.13.81.91.9

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.

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, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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