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Sanders Bluff

Sanders Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Sanders Bluff is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 577 m. Twin Buttes stands 722 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Springs, a spring 1.6 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 0.9 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
577 m

How to reach it

Coordinates30.49852, -99.90563

90 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 11
  • Black Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Allison Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Round Top: 7.3 mi
  • Joes Point: 9.6 mi
  • Cedar Knob: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 4
  • Rock Springs: 1.6 mi
  • Walton Spring: 18.2 mi
  • West Spring: 20.6 mi
  • East Spring: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 4
Parks: 2
  • Hill Country Fair Grounds: 8.6 mi
  • Schreiner Park: 8.7 mi
Museums: 1
  • Kimble County Historical Museum: 8.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin ButtesW 267°722 m18.5 mi
Brokeleg MountainW 273°715 m14.6 mi
Cedar KnobWSW 257°701 m11.5 mi
Target HillNNW 332°690 m24.7 mi
Black MountainSSW 206°683 m2.7 mi
Allison MountainSW 215°682 m3.8 mi
Gobblers KnobSSE 148°676 m24.4 mi
Joes PointWSW 248°671 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:2019:51
June solstice06:3920:1020:46
September equinox07:2919:0619:38
December solstice07:3317:0717:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465058657380828275655447
Precip in0.91.32.02.02.72.61.51.92.72.91.41.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Junction 4ssw, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356745938

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