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Blacks Bluff

Blacks Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Blacks Bluff is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 352 m. Housetop Mountain stands 707 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 0.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
352 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates29.43468, -100.01590

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Round Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Housetop Mountain: 2.4 mi
  • Fence Mountain: 2.9 mi
  • Double Knobs: 4.0 mi
  • Whitecotton Peaks: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 55
Parks: 9
  • Camp Wood City Park: 16.3 mi
  • Bruce Park: 17.2 mi
  • Garner State Park: 20.0 mi
  • Esperanza Park: 20.3 mi
  • El Jardin de los Heroes: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 3
  • Walnut Springs: 6.6 mi
  • Trough Springs: 20.4 mi
  • Winans Spring: 21.3 mi
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Charles Lindbergh In Camp Wood, 1924: 16.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Memorial Park: 21.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Blacks Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Housetop MountainN 5°707 m20.9 mi
Caprock MountainN 11°695 m17.4 mi
Kelley PeakNNW 337°680 m17.9 mi
Gobbler KnobNNE 16°670 m18.2 mi
Meridian MountainN 0°626 m19.6 mi
Indian MountainNW 309°622 m21.1 mi
Crown MountainN 9°617 m16.4 mi
Boiling MountainNW 316°602 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:2119:52
June solstice06:4220:0920:44
September equinox07:2919:0719:38
December solstice07:3117:1117:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677581838377695850
Precip in1.11.02.01.93.53.02.22.93.92.72.11.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Wood, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356700333

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