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Buffalo Bluff

Buffalo Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Buffalo Bluff is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 496 m. Bead Mountain stands 603 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoffman Cemetery, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 22 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
496 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.65154, -99.86230

65 named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 4
Parks: 4
  • City Park: 8.2 mi
  • Concho Recreation Area: 11.8 mi
  • Friendship Day Use Area: 21.6 mi
  • Winters Community Center: 22.8 mi
Museums: 3
Peaks: 1
  • Bead Mountain: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bead MountainENE 68°603 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1919:51
June solstice06:3620:1320:48
September equinox07:2819:0519:38
December solstice07:3617:0417:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454957657380848376665546
Precip in1.01.51.81.63.13.11.72.42.62.21.51.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ballinger 2 NW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356730098

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