Black Bluff
Black Bluff is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Alto de la Cruz stands 20 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mota Negra, a peak 2.8 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 16 miles off. 36 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3 m
How to reach it
- 15.8 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
36 named places within 25 miles
- Mota Negra: 2.8 mi
- Mota Casa: 5.5 mi
- Potrero de los Caballos: 8.7 mi
- Potrero Grande: 10.1 mi
- Santa Elena Trap: 11.8 mi
- Kenedy County: 16.0 mi
- General Zachary Taylor: 17.4 mi
- Riviera United Methodist Church: 17.9 mi
- Indian Burial Ground (Dietz Archeological Site): 18.1 mi
- Civil War Raid from Camp Boveda: 18.1 mi
- Kenedy Ranch Museum of South Texas: 16.0 mi
- Riviera Historical Museum: 18.0 mi
- Sam Noble Park: 16.2 mi
- Gumecindo De La Rosa Park: 18.0 mi
- Neubauer Rocks: 8.8 mi
- Padre Island National Seashore: 16.8 mi
- Kenedy County Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- Malaquite Beach: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alto de la Cruz | WSW 248° | 20 m | 13.3 mi |
| Padre Juanito Trap | SW 225° | 8 m | 15.8 mi |
| Marana Trap | SSW 211° | 8 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mota Casa | ESE 116° | 6 m | 5.5 mi |
| Santa Elena Trap | S 189° | 6 m | 11.8 mi |
| Potrero Cortado | SSE 156° | 5 m | 12.0 mi |
| Potrero Grande | SSE 149° | 4 m | 10.1 mi |
| Potrero de las Canelas | SSE 162° | 4 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 19:54 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:57 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 17:07 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 74 | 66 | 59 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 6.2 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sarita 7 E, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356700254
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