Barnes Bluff
Barnes Bluff is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 362 m. Chalk Hill stands 670 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Bluff, a cliff 2.6 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 7.4 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 362 m
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Cow Camp Massacre on Hondo Creek: 2.8 mi
- Battle of Arroyo Hondo: 8.2 mi
- Vandenburg: 10.6 mi
- Rothe-Rowe Ranch House: 11.4 mi
- Mission Valley: 11.8 mi
- Round Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Saathoff Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Texas Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Split Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Flag Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Hondo Nature Trail & Park: 11.7 mi
- Hondo City Park: 11.8 mi
- Sunset Park: 13.6 mi
- T.A. Lopez Park: 13.7 mi
- Memorial Square Park: 13.9 mi
- Bear Spring: 5.9 mi
- Twin Springs: 6.9 mi
- Pear Tree Spring: 10.7 mi
- Indian Spring: 10.7 mi
- Indian Spring: 12.8 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 2.6 mi
- Bee Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 14.3 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Mormon Bluff: 15.6 mi
- Frontier Times Museum: 16.8 mi
- Sabinal Canyon Museum : 18.6 mi
- Sabinal Canyon Museum: 20.3 mi
- Hill Country State Natural Area: 7.4 mi
- Hondo Welcome Sign: 13.9 mi
- Quihi: 15.5 mi
- Medina County Rest Area: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barnes Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Hill | NW 317° | 670 m | 20.7 mi |
| Edwards Peak | N 1° | 666 m | 24.8 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | NW 308° | 654 m | 22.2 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 333° | 648 m | 16.2 mi |
| Wernette Mountain | WNW 299° | 647 m | 18.8 mi |
| Seco Mountain | NW 319° | 629 m | 13.7 mi |
| Flag Mountain | N 356° | 604 m | 6.4 mi |
| Split Mountain | WNW 299° | 604 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:17 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:38 | 20:06 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:04 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 17:07 | 17:43 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 57 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 53 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hondo Muni AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356699496
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