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Big Bluff

Big Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Big Bluff is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 53 m. Moss Hill stands 123 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Miles Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 6.8 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
53 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.00242, -94.44770

78 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 19
  • Historical Monument Site of Fort Teran: 2.2 mi
  • Chester City Park: 11.0 mi
  • State Wildlife Scientific Area: 15.0 mi
  • Cassells-Boykin Park: 15.8 mi
  • State Wildlife Scientific Area: 16.4 mi
Peaks: 16
  • Miles Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Blackland Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Sand Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Big Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Wolf Hill: 8.8 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moss HillNNE 12°123 m12.4 mi
Moss HillNNE 12°122 m12.4 mi
Cyclone HillENE 63°120 m13.0 mi
Wolf HillNNW 327°111 m8.8 mi
Rocky HillN 356°111 m12.1 mi
Rocky HillN 356°108 m12.0 mi
Bill HillNNW 327°101 m12.3 mi
Blackland HillSSW 212°93 m2.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5819:30
June solstice06:1619:5020:25
September equinox07:0718:4419:16
December solstice07:1316:4417:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515461687682848580706053
Precip in5.64.85.44.64.55.53.55.04.45.25.36.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAM Rayburn DAM, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356751764

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