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Rocky Point

Rocky Point, seen from above at true elevation

Rocky Point is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 327 m. Pyramid Rock stands 531 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bill Pickett Hill, a peak 1.7 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
327 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.80407, -98.38753

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Bill Pickett Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Lion Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Spider Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Cedar Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • Johhny Grave Mountain: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
Parks: 53
  • Reveille Peak Ranch: 2.5 mi
  • Burnet County Park: 2.9 mi
  • Spider Mountain Bike Park: 3.6 mi
  • Inks Lake State Park: 4.6 mi
  • Llano County Park: 4.7 mi
Springs: 15
  • Fourmile Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 7.3 mi
  • Persimmon Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Trough Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Williams Spring: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 9
  • CCC Museum: 8.5 mi
  • Fort Croghan Museum: 9.4 mi
  • Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 10.0 mi
  • Burnet County Historical Jail: 10.1 mi
  • The Falls Museum: 16.4 mi
Attractions: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Rocky Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pyramid RockSW 232°531 m19.6 mi
Dancer PeakSW 234°525 m16.1 mi
Babyhead MountainWNW 290°493 m17.7 mi
Indian HillsNW 310°492 m15.2 mi
Long MountainNNE 23°490 m7.4 mi
Potato HillE 87°484 m6.6 mi
Lookout MountainNNE 11°484 m9.3 mi
Riley MountainsSW 224°484 m18.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1419:45
June solstice06:3220:0520:40
September equinox07:2319:0019:32
December solstice07:2817:0017:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657380838376665648
Precip in1.92.02.92.34.13.22.12.43.43.62.61.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burnet, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356744587

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