- Elevation, modelled
- 461 m
- Tallest summit within 23.3 miles
- Housetop Mountain707 m · 15.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Hill Country Trail4.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:43local time
- Coordinates
- 29.5084, -99.9461
Walnut Springs is a spring in Texas, at a modelled 461 m. Housetop Mountain stands 707 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Double Knobs, a peak 2.6 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.4 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Walnut Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housetop Mountain | N 351° | 707 m | 15.9 mi |
| Meridian Mountain | NE 42° | 707 m | 20.3 mi |
| Caprock Mountain | N 355° | 695 m | 12.0 mi |
| Kelley Peak | NW 316° | 680 m | 16.0 mi |
| Gobbler Knob | N 4° | 670 m | 12.4 mi |
| Hog Pen Mountain | N 352° | 657 m | 21.2 mi |
| Turkey Peak | N 350° | 648 m | 18.6 mi |
| Meridian Mountain | NNW 345° | 626 m | 15.1 mi |
- 4.4 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 26.8 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Ol' Baldy viewpoint · 14 mi
- Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Double Knobs: 2.6 mi
- Sycamore Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Round Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Hayes Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Mule Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Blacks Bluff: 6.6 mi
- Chimney Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 10.6 mi
- Cow Cave Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Foshee Trail: 13.7 mi
- Camp Wood City Park: 11.9 mi
- Bruce Park: 12.8 mi
- Garner State Park: 13.8 mi
- Frio Canyon Park: 19.7 mi
- Esperanza Park: 22.4 mi
- Nueces Canyon Historical Museum: 11.8 mi
- Mission San Lorenzo: 12.3 mi
- Real County Historical Museum: 18.7 mi
- Briscoe-Garner Museum: 22.4 mi
- Sabinal Canyon Museum: 23.1 mi
- Crystal Cave: 13.4 mi
- White Rock Cave: 13.5 mi
- Trough Springs: 14.2 mi
- Winans Spring: 19.0 mi
- Cooks Slough Nature Park: 24.2 mi
- Cooks Slough Nature Park: 24.3 mi
- Charles Lindbergh In Camp Wood, 1924: 11.9 mi
- Memorial Park: 22.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:20 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:41 | 20:09 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 17:10 | 17:46 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Wood, 12 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul, Sep–Nov — fullest in Oct, leanest in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 103 | 108 | 106 | 116 | 159 | 239 | 161 | 145 | 222 | 253 | 162 | 121 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Nueces Rv at Laguna, TX, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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