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Fortress Cliff

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Elevation
1,031 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Jackson Hill1,041 m · 21.6 mi
Nearest byway
Texas Plains Trail10.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:04local time
Coordinates
34.9534, -101.6577
Fortress Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Fortress Cliff is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded 1,031 m. Jackson Hill stands 1,041 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Soapberry Day Use Area, a picnic site 0.9 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 10 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Elevation
1031 m

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jackson HillSSE 162°1,041 m21.6 mi
Cooley ButteNNW 328°1,029 m3.3 mi
Brushy ButteNNW 340°1,026 m1.6 mi
Red MesaSW 230°1,017 m1.2 mi
Castle PeakWSW 241°999 m2.3 mi
Timber MesaWNW 296°993 m2.3 mi
Capitol MesaWSW 253°979 m1.6 mi
Lighthouse PeakWSW 242°962 m2.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5119:2519:59
June solstice06:3420:2721:04
September equinox07:3519:1219:45
December solstice07:5117:0117:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

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