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Pecan Bluff

Pecan Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Pecan Bluff is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 623 m. Twin Buttes stands 722 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Schoolhouse Bluff, a cliff 4.9 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 5.9 miles off. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
623 m

How to reach it

Coordinates30.24297, -100.12286

48 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 10
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
  • Rock Springs: 20.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin ButtesNNW 342°722 m17.5 mi
Cedar KnobSSE 162°720 m12.6 mi
Brokeleg MountainN 355°715 m18.5 mi
Graveyard MountainSSE 164°706 m20.1 mi
Cedar KnobN 6°701 m15.2 mi
Schoolhouse MountainSSE 166°683 m18.0 mi
Black MountainNE 38°683 m19.2 mi
Allison MountainNE 37°682 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:2119:52
June solstice06:4020:1120:46
September equinox07:3019:0719:39
December solstice07:3417:0917:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485258657278808175675649
Precip in1.00.91.81.73.42.51.93.13.43.11.71.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rocksprings, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356714389

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