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Mormon Bluff

Mormon Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Mormon Bluff is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 328 m. Turkey Knob stands 623 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bandera County Park, a park 1.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
328 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates29.55079, -98.97475
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bandera County Park: 1.5 mi
  • Leibold Sports Complex: 6.0 mi
  • Bandera River Ranch Park: 12.2 mi
  • Cielo Rio Community Park: 12.4 mi
  • Bandera City Park: 13.1 mi
Peaks
  • Goat Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Turks Head: 2.5 mi
  • Chimney Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Liebold Mountain: 5.1 mi
Historic sites
Attractions: 22
Springs: 17
  • Moccasin Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Indian Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Bowl Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Pecan Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Fitch Spring: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
Nature reserves: 7
Artworks: 4
  • Bloom: 19.2 mi
  • Bloom: 19.2 mi
  • Sushi Cat: 21.6 mi
  • Batmobile: 22.2 mi
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Mormon Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey KnobNNE 11°623 m20.0 mi
Round TopNNW 347°611 m22.6 mi
Flag MountainWNW 287°604 m16.8 mi
Chalk MountainWNW 301°601 m19.0 mi
Saathoff MountainW 274°601 m20.5 mi
Texas MountainW 280°596 m19.3 mi
Mount MedinaNNW 335°596 m21.2 mi
State MountainN 351°594 m20.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1619:48
June solstice06:3720:0520:40
September equinox07:2519:0219:34
December solstice07:2717:0617:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545865717884868681736355
Precip in2.01.82.32.44.03.42.42.53.13.81.91.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Antonio/seaworld, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356711639

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