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Kingfisher Bluff

Kingfisher Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Kingfisher Bluff is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 658 m. Twin Buttes stands 722 m to the northwest, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Terrett Peak, a peak 0.1 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 0.6 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
658 m

How to reach it

Coordinates30.45630, -100.18981

43 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 8
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rock Springs: 15.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin ButtesNW 321°722 m2.4 mi
Brokeleg MountainNNE 32°715 m4.4 mi
Cedar KnobE 86°701 m5.7 mi
Black MountainE 88°683 m15.7 mi
Allison MountainE 91°682 m14.8 mi
Fort Terrett PeakSSW 192°671 m0.1 mi
Joes PointE 95°671 m8.0 mi
Round TopE 84°604 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:2119:53
June solstice06:4020:1220:47
September equinox07:3019:0719:39
December solstice07:3417:0917:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465058657380828275655447
Precip in0.91.32.02.02.72.61.51.92.72.91.41.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Junction 4ssw, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356738139

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