Red Bluffs
Red Bluffs is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 704 m. Gail Mountain stands 886 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Point, a cliff 2.1 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 11 miles off. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 704 m
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
48 named places within 25 miles
- Mushaway Peak: 10.3 mi
- 1902-1904 Land Rushes: 10.9 mi
- Borden County: 10.9 mi
- Borden County Jail: 10.9 mi
- Gail Cemetery: 11.3 mi
- Cedar Point: 2.1 mi
- Caprock Escarpment: 17.4 mi
- Caprock Escarpment: 18.7 mi
- Caprock Escarpment: 20.5 mi
- Caprock Escarpment: 20.8 mi
- Mushaway Peak: 7.1 mi
- East Gunsight Mountain: 8.5 mi
- West Gunsight Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Gail Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Flattop Mountain: 13.9 mi
- US-87 Knotts Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Howard County Eastbound Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- Borden County Museum: 10.9 mi
- Bull Creek Park: 11.9 mi
- Mesquite: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Bluffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gail Mountain | NNW 332° | 886 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mushaway Peak | NNW 347° | 870 m | 7.1 mi |
| West Gunsight Mountain | SSW 210° | 818 m | 8.8 mi |
| East Gunsight Mountain | SSW 206° | 814 m | 8.5 mi |
| Hathaway Hill | NE 47° | 793 m | 17.4 mi |
| Gold Hill | S 190° | 768 m | 24.8 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | SSE 153° | 765 m | 13.9 mi |
| Wildhorse Mountain | SSE 160° | 761 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:25 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:39 | 20:21 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 17:07 | 17:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 64 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gail, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356750383
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