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Chimney Bluff

Chimney Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Chimney Bluff is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 440 m. Mason Mountains stands 611 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Brady Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 11 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
440 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates31.08378, -98.99060
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks: 55
  • Brady Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Shin Oak Mountain: 9.5 mi
  • Round Mountain: 10.8 mi
  • High Point: 11.0 mi
  • Harkey Knobs: 11.6 mi
Parks: 14
  • Camp Billy Gibbons: 4.6 mi
  • Richland Springs City Park: 13.3 mi
  • Soldiers Waterhole Historical Monument: 15.3 mi
  • San Saba City Park: 18.2 mi
  • San Saba City Park: 18.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Sheltered Table: 21.4 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 21.4 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 21.5 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 21.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Pontotoc Winery: 12.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mason MountainsSW 226°611 m24.2 mi
Lime PeakSSW 199°600 m16.8 mi
Corn Creek HillsNW 313°597 m19.4 mi
Table Top MountainWNW 302°592 m24.3 mi
Shin Oak MountainSE 132°587 m9.5 mi
Bee BenchmarkSSE 152°580 m13.6 mi
High PointS 184°575 m11.0 mi
Lone Oak MountainSSE 153°568 m13.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1619:48
June solstice06:3420:0820:44
September equinox07:2519:0219:34
December solstice07:3117:0217:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657380838476675648
Precip in1.72.02.61.93.93.52.02.02.53.11.81.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Saba 7NW, 20 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356731512

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