Hicks Bluff
Hicks Bluff is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 237 m. Crawford Mountain stands 443 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Stephens Bluff, a cliff 3.0 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 13 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 237 m
How to reach it
- 12.8 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
- 12.6 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- First Plant of Acme Brick Company: 3.1 mi
- Brock Methodist Church: 3.6 mi
- Soda Springs: 3.8 mi
- Poe Prairie: 3.9 mi
- First Plant of Acme Brick Company: 5.4 mi
- Kickapoo Park: 9.6 mi
- Southeast Park: 11.9 mi
- Fort Wolters Historical Park: 11.9 mi
- Lake Mineral Wells State Park and Trailway: 12.4 mi
- Rip Miller Park: 12.6 mi
- Potato Hill: 3.1 mi
- Arteburn Point: 4.4 mi
- Inspiration Point: 7.5 mi
- Duke Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Buzzard Hill: 10.8 mi
- Reflection Garden: 10.4 mi
- Semper Fi Garden: 10.4 mi
- Meditation Garden: 10.4 mi
- Navy Garden: 10.4 mi
- Contemplation Garden: 10.5 mi
- National Vietnam War Museum: 10.5 mi
- Little Rock School House Museum: 12.9 mi
- Vintage Car Museum: 13.8 mi
- Doss Heritage and Culture Center: 13.9 mi
- Museum of the Americas: 13.9 mi
- Stephens Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Milliken Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Conway Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Comanche Peak: 22.1 mi
- Greetings from Mineral Wells: 12.6 mi
- Historic Downtown Weatherford: 13.7 mi
- Parker County Peach Festival: 13.7 mi
- Life is Peachy: 14.0 mi
- State park swim beach: 11.4 mi
- Advance, Texas: 20.3 mi
- Acton Tabernacle: 22.9 mi
- Acton Nature Center: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hicks Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford Mountain | WNW 292° | 443 m | 23.5 mi |
| Slipdown Mountain | NNE 14° | 415 m | 20.7 mi |
| Kyle Mountain | WNW 302° | 414 m | 22.1 mi |
| Whit Mountain | W 267° | 394 m | 20.0 mi |
| Indian Knob | NE 34° | 387 m | 25.0 mi |
| Warters Mountain | WSW 248° | 385 m | 23.3 mi |
| Mitchell Mountain | WSW 249° | 384 m | 22.7 mi |
| Clayton Mountain | WSW 252° | 376 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 20:07 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:53 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineral Wells AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356707963
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