Cliff · Texas
Red Bluff
Red Bluff is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 1,084 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,992 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Bluff Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 2.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1084 m
How to reach it
Coordinates29.58380, -103.50907
- 2.8 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Red Bluff Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Gray Hill: 2.6 mi
- Vulture Roost Mesa: 2.8 mi
- Black Hill: 3.1 mi
- Camels Hump: 3.1 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Tres Papalotes: 18.1 mi
- Manganese Mine: 18.7 mi
- Uranium Mine: 19.0 mi
- Terlingua: 19.2 mi
- Federico Villalba: 19.3 mi
Springs: 7
- Cub Spring: 13.6 mi
- Christmas Spring: 14.4 mi
- Indian Head Spring: 17.2 mi
- Joe Black Spring: 17.3 mi
- Bone Spring: 20.2 mi
Attractions: 2
- Starlingua Ranch: 5.9 mi
- Balanced Rock: 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- The Window Pour Off: 23.5 mi
- Cattrail Falls: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
- The Window: 23.5 mi
- Pulliam Bluff: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Terlingua: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Red Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | NNE 18° | 1,992 m | 18.2 mi |
| Paisano Peak | SSE 162° | 1,660 m | 9.4 mi |
| Rosillo Peak | ESE 103° | 1,659 m | 16.3 mi |
| Nine Point Mesa | NNE 29° | 1,633 m | 5.3 mi |
| Y E Mesa | NE 35° | 1,581 m | 17.6 mi |
| West Corazon Peak | SE 143° | 1,552 m | 8.0 mi |
| Hen Egg Mountain | SSW 213° | 1,519 m | 9.1 mi |
| East Corazon Peak | SE 133° | 1,491 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:59 | 19:34 | 20:06 |
| June solstice | 06:55 | 20:23 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:43 | 19:21 | 19:52 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 17:24 | 18:00 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 77 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Ament, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356750382
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