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Indian Bluff

Indian Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Indian Bluff is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 344 m. Messanger Mountain stands 502 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pillar Bluff, a cliff 1.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 21 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
344 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.04323, -98.23253

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cedar Top Peak: 4.8 mi
  • Carter Mountains: 6.0 mi
  • Flat Top Peak: 7.0 mi
  • Waters Mountain: 7.4 mi
  • Boys Peak: 8.2 mi
Parks: 38
  • Lampasas Sport Complex: 2.0 mi
  • Goodrich Memorial Tennis Park: 2.1 mi
  • Gavin Garrett Soccer Park: 2.9 mi
  • Hancock Springs Park: 3.1 mi
  • W. M. Brook Park: 3.3 mi
Springs: 13
  • Gooch Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Adams Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Persimmon Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 5
  • Lampasas County Museum: 3.5 mi
  • Lampasas County Museum: 3.5 mi
  • Fort Croghan Museum: 19.7 mi
  • Burnet County Historical Jail: 19.7 mi
  • Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 21.0 mi
Attractions: 1
  • World's Largest Spur: 3.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Indian Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Messanger MountainNW 312°502 m11.9 mi
Knight MountainNW 318°501 m10.1 mi
Indian HillsWSW 252°492 m22.0 mi
Long MountainSSW 213°490 m11.6 mi
Payne MountainNNW 345°490 m23.0 mi
Twin Sister PeaksNW 307°485 m9.8 mi
Lookout MountainSW 225°484 m10.5 mi
Potato HillS 189°484 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1319:45
June solstice06:3120:0520:40
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2816:5917:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657381848478675748
Precip in2.22.23.02.54.63.51.92.32.43.02.22.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lampasas, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356737212

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