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Red Bluff

Red Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Red Bluff is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 391 m. Bell Mountain stands 594 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Head, a peak 0.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.4 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
391 m

How to reach it

Coordinates30.46130, -98.51308

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Indian Head: 0.5 mi
  • Big Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Pond Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • Long Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Tater Hill: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
Parks: 45
  • Horseshoe Bay Nature Park: 7.9 mi
  • Martin Park: 10.4 mi
  • Granite Shoals Park: 11.7 mi
  • Alvin Wirtz Park: 12.3 mi
  • Kelly A F B Recreation Area: 12.4 mi
Museums: 13
  • Science Mill: 14.1 mi
  • L.B.J. Boyhood Home: 14.2 mi
  • Lyndon B. Johnson Visitor Center: 14.3 mi
  • The Falls Museum: 15.9 mi
  • Texas White House: 16.6 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Dead Man's Hole: 15.5 mi
  • Observation Tower: 18.1 mi
  • Hill Country Overlook: 19.5 mi
  • River Overlook: 19.5 mi
  • Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 6
  • Flatrock Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Marschall Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Williams Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Jones Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Rock Pasture Spring: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Roos Falls: 22.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Red Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bell MountainW 265°594 m12.3 mi
Nebo MountainW 267°588 m13.4 mi
Andy Moore MountainWSW 251°585 m9.7 mi
Dungeon MountainW 263°567 m11.3 mi
Bee Rock MountainW 272°557 m9.2 mi
Smith MountainsWSW 238°553 m6.9 mi
RoundheadSW 219°551 m15.9 mi
Hudson MountainWSW 243°543 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1419:46
June solstice06:3320:0520:40
September equinox07:2319:0019:32
December solstice07:2817:0217:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495260677581838477685851
Precip in2.32.02.62.84.03.22.22.23.43.63.01.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Johnson City 2N, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356743906

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