Cliff · Texas
Black Rock
Black Rock is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 320 m. Pyramid Rock stands 531 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Rock Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 320 m
How to reach it
Coordinates30.76324, -98.45753
- On the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- 1000ft overlook of Inks Lake · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- CSA Salt Works: 2.0 mi
- C.S.A. Salt Works: 2.0 mi
- Granite Industry in Llano County: 2.0 mi
- Bluffton Cemetery: 6.0 mi
- Isaac Byler Maxwell: 6.1 mi
Peaks
- Long Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Little Murray Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Cowen Rocks: 4.7 mi
- Bill Pickett Hill: 4.8 mi
- Lion Mountain: 6.8 mi
Parks: 42
- Black Rock Park: 0.2 mi
- Llano County Park: 0.4 mi
- Inks Lake State Park: 5.4 mi
- Reveille Peak Ranch: 6.9 mi
- Lower Colorado River Authority Park: 7.0 mi
Springs: 13
- Williams Spring: 6.9 mi
- Morgan Springs: 9.4 mi
- Morgan Springs: 9.4 mi
- Fourmile Spring: 10.3 mi
- Persimmon Spring: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Rocky Point: 5.0 mi
- Devils Waterhole: 5.8 mi
- White Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Chism Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Hickory Bluff: 16.5 mi
Museums: 7
- CCC Museum: 8.4 mi
- Llano County Museum: 13.0 mi
- Hill Country Wildlife Museum: 13.0 mi
- Fort Croghan Museum: 13.1 mi
- Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 13.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Click: 15.4 mi
- Mormon Mill: 15.9 mi
- Nix: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 2
- Observation Tower: 8.3 mi
- Dead Man's Hole: 19.9 mi
Gardens: 1
Waterfalls: 1
- Gorman Falls: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Black Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramid Rock | SW 231° | 531 m | 14.6 mi |
| Dancer Peak | SW 234° | 525 m | 11.0 mi |
| Babyhead Mountain | NW 306° | 493 m | 15.3 mi |
| Indian Hills | NNW 329° | 492 m | 14.6 mi |
| Long Mountain | NE 36° | 490 m | 12.0 mi |
| Potato Hill | ENE 74° | 484 m | 11.2 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NNE 27° | 484 m | 13.3 mi |
| Riley Mountains | SW 220° | 484 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:05 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 17:01 | 17:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 68 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Llano, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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