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Hidalgo Bluffs

Hidalgo Bluffs, seen from above at true elevation

Hidalgo Bluffs is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 70 m. Shepherd Mountain stands 129 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Star of the Republic Museum, a museum 2.4 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 8.7 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
70 m

How to reach it

Coordinates30.36437, -96.24357

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Old Baylor Park: 7.3 mi
  • Baylor University State Park: 7.4 mi
  • Logan Sechelski Fields: 7.9 mi
  • August Horst Park: 7.9 mi
  • Mockingbird Park: 8.9 mi
Museums: 13
Artworks: 10
  • George Bush Statue: 17.3 mi
  • Haynes Ring Replica: 17.8 mi
  • Bugle Stand: 18.0 mi
  • Danger 79er: 18.1 mi
  • Rotating LEGO Death Star: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Attractions: 5
  • The La Bahia Pecan: 5.8 mi
  • Pickard High School: 16.2 mi
  • Liendo Plantation, 1853: 22.5 mi
  • Liendo Plantation, 1853: 22.5 mi
  • Earth Art: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Haswell Park Picnic #2: 22.4 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #4: 22.4 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #1: 22.4 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #3: 22.4 mi
  • 1st Methodist Park: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 4
Peaks: 3
  • Green Mountain: 16.6 mi
  • Mount Aggie: 17.6 mi
  • Shepherd Mountain: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shepherd MountainWSW 253°129 m21.1 mi
Mount AggieNNW 339°96.3 m17.6 mi
Green MountainWSW 258°86 m16.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0519:37
June solstice06:2419:5620:31
September equinox07:1418:5119:23
December solstice07:1816:5317:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505461677581848579695952
Precip in3.53.03.33.44.74.62.23.33.84.74.03.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington SP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356707965

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