Chalk Bluff
Chalk Bluff is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 325 m. Brushy Top stands 497 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Driftwood Cemetery, a historic site 2.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 0.5 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 325 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 25.0 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sinkholes · 15 mi
- Wetland Wonders · 15 mi
- Sunset Deck · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Driftwood Cemetery: 2.3 mi
- Driftwood Church: 2.3 mi
- Camp Ben McCulloch No. 946, United Confederate Veterans: 2.9 mi
- Phillips Cemetery: 6.6 mi
- Jacob's Well: 7.3 mi
- Charro Ranch Park: 5.8 mi
- WYSA Ball Fields: 6.0 mi
- Chester Franklin Arena: 6.1 mi
- VFW Post 6441: 6.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Plaza: 6.4 mi
- TXST: 14.8 mi
- Minerva: 14.9 mi
- Oh for a Muse of Fire: 15.2 mi
- John C. "Jack" Hays: 15.2 mi
- Goddess of Justice: 15.2 mi
- Onion Creek Management Unit: 5.0 mi
- Gay Ruby Dahlstrom Nature Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Little Bear Creek Management Unit: 7.4 mi
- Anthem Tract: 7.5 mi
- Bear Creek Management Unit: 10.2 mi
- Lone Man Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Lone Woman Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Friday Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Joe Wimberley Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Nature Center: 7.3 mi
- Pound House Historical Farmstead: 8.3 mi
- Kyle Railroad Depot and Heritage Center: 11.3 mi
- Spring Lake Hall: 14.7 mi
- LBJ Museum of San Marcos History: 15.2 mi
- Interpretive Garden: 7.3 mi
- Demonstration Gardens: 7.3 mi
- City of Kyle Community Garden: 12.8 mi
- Cherry Creek Community Garden: 15.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 17.5 mi
- The Whisky Vault: 5.2 mi
- Frate Barker Path: 10.6 mi
- Jackson Tyler Norris Memorial Skate Park: 10.7 mi
- Bear Creek Stables: 11.2 mi
- Labyrinth: 13.0 mi
- Kirby Spring: 6.0 mi
- Blue Hole: 7.2 mi
- Jacob's Well: 7.3 mi
- Bell Spring: 14.3 mi
- San Marcos Springs: 14.7 mi
- Twin Falls: 16.7 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 16.8 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 16.9 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 18.9 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 19.2 mi
- Purgatory Creek Overlook: 14.9 mi
- Seismic Wall: 17.1 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 18.5 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 18.5 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 18.9 mi
- The Learning Tree: 13.2 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 15.8 mi
- Stone picnic table: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chalk Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Top | W 279° | 497 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Sharp | W 273° | 463 m | 11.3 mi |
| Jack Mountain | W 274° | 451 m | 8.7 mi |
| Big Head Mountain | WSW 247° | 450 m | 19.4 mi |
| Roundtree Mountain | WNW 288° | 449 m | 10.3 mi |
| Shingle Hills | NNW 345° | 433 m | 15.0 mi |
| Peach Mountain | WNW 286° | 429 m | 7.9 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | NW 308° | 429 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:59 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 17:01 | 17:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dripping Springs 6 E, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356701935
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- Austin · 21 mi
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