- Elevation, modelled
- 1,391 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Black Mountain2,296 m · 18.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Mountain Trail18.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:02local time
- Coordinates
- 30.8097, -103.6833
Head Spring is a spring in Texas, at a modelled 1,391 m. Black Mountain stands 2,296 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Carpenter Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 19 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Head Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | WSW 251° | 2,296 m | 18.7 mi |
| Spring Mountain | WSW 252° | 2,124 m | 20.2 mi |
| Guide Peak | WSW 248° | 2,089 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mount Locke | WSW 245° | 2,066 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mount Fowlkes | WSW 246° | 2,030.183 m | 21.6 mi |
| Three Points | W 259° | 1,998 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount McElroy | WNW 287° | 1,992 m | 23.6 mi |
| Limpia Mountain | WSW 239° | 1,986 m | 24.9 mi |
- 18.5 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Limpia Creek Vista · 20 mi
- Keesey Canyon Overlook · 21 mi
100 named places within 25 miles
- Carpenter Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Saddle Back Mountains: 5.7 mi
- Star Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Elkins Hills: 7.0 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Wild Rose Pass: 8.8 mi
- San Solomon Spring: 11.1 mi
- Mission Mary: 12.4 mi
- Granado Mountain: 18.0 mi
- Barry Scobee Mountain: 18.0 mi
- Barrilla Spring: 6.6 mi
- Giffin Springs: 11.3 mi
- Giffin Springs: 11.3 mi
- Giffin Springs: 11.3 mi
- Giffin Springs: 11.3 mi
- Overland Trail Museum: 15.5 mi
- Neill Museum: 15.5 mi
- Rattlers & Reptiles: 18.8 mi
- Overland Trail Museum: 19.4 mi
- Pecos County Eastbound Rest Area: 23.8 mi
- Pecos County Westbound Rest Area: 23.9 mi
- C.T. Gray Park: 12.4 mi
- Sandia Wetlands: 12.4 mi
- McDonald Observatory: 22.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:59 | 19:35 | 20:07 |
| June solstice | 06:53 | 20:26 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:44 | 19:21 | 19:53 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 17:22 | 17:58 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balmorhea, 13 mi away.
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