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Goodlow Bluff

Goodlow Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Goodlow Bluff is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 54 m. Matlock Hills stands 164 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Hill, a peak 3.4 miles away. Toledo Bend Forest Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
54 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.40935, -93.70379

Overlooks nearby

70 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 16
  • Rock Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Moss Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Sand Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Merritt Mountain: 6.1 mi
  • McLemore Hills: 10.4 mi
Parks: 7
  • Fort Polk Recreation Site: 12.4 mi
  • Pine Park: 13.1 mi
  • Louisiana State Park Site 15: 13.9 mi
  • Fisher Historic District: 15.2 mi
  • South Toledo Bend State Park: 15.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Museums: 1
  • Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum: 9.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Matlock HillsWNW 302°164 m19.4 mi
Forse MountainWNW 295°162 m18.0 mi
Twin HillsSSW 200°157 m21.5 mi
Hieght HillWNW 301°156 m20.6 mi
Height HillWNW 301°151 m20.4 mi
Sand HillS 177°122 m4.0 mi
Chinquapin HillSSW 213°116 m19.2 mi
Rock HillS 181°114 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5519:27
June solstice06:1219:4820:23
September equinox07:0418:4119:13
December solstice07:1116:4017:17

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360667379828378685851
Precip in5.64.65.24.64.44.83.94.24.55.05.05.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toledo Bend Lake, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356752003

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