Fern Bluff
Fern Bluff is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 554 m. Cedar Knob stands 720 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Painted Bluff, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 13 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 554 m
How to reach it
- 12.9 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
- 13.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
83 named places within 25 miles
- Powers Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Military Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Kelley Peak: 8.6 mi
- Perkins Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Seep Spring Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Camp Fawcett: 9.6 mi
- The Pioneer Coalsons: 10.1 mi
- Site of Nix Mill: 10.1 mi
- Dixie Settlement: 10.1 mi
- Vance Cemetery: 10.5 mi
- Painted Bluff: 0.3 mi
- Cow Cave Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Rainbow Bluff: 15.1 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 18.2 mi
- Chimney Bluff: 21.5 mi
- Winans Spring: 5.3 mi
- Trough Springs: 19.0 mi
- Walnut Springs: 24.2 mi
- Bruce Park: 12.6 mi
- Camp Wood City Park: 13.2 mi
- Kickapoo Cavern State Park: 19.4 mi
- Mission San Lorenzo: 12.9 mi
- Nueces Canyon Historical Museum: 13.3 mi
- Real County Historical Museum: 23.7 mi
- Charles Lindbergh In Camp Wood, 1924: 13.2 mi
- Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fern Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Knob | NNE 22° | 720 m | 20.9 mi |
| Housetop Mountain | ESE 107° | 707 m | 12.6 mi |
| Graveyard Mountain | NE 38° | 706 m | 15.3 mi |
| Caprock Mountain | ESE 119° | 695 m | 15.3 mi |
| Schoolhouse Mountain | NNE 31° | 683 m | 16.1 mi |
| Kelley Peak | SSE 158° | 680 m | 8.6 mi |
| Seep Spring Mountain | ENE 60° | 674 m | 9.5 mi |
| Gobbler Knob | ESE 115° | 670 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:21 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:41 | 20:10 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:07 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 17:10 | 17:46 |
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 | 49 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Wood, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356734194
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