Schoolhouse Bluff
Schoolhouse Bluff is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 642 m. Twin Buttes stands 722 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Pecan Bluff, a cliff 4.9 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 1.2 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 642 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
- 28.5 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
87 named places within 25 miles
- Telegraph Store and Post Office: 10.8 mi
- Doom of the Outlaws of Pegleg Station: 14.8 mi
- Edwards County: 15.9 mi
- R. M. Turner Family: 16.0 mi
- Rocksprings Cemetery: 16.9 mi
- Cedar Knob: 10.8 mi
- Joes Point: 15.2 mi
- Schoolhouse Mountain: 16.2 mi
- Cedar Knob: 16.6 mi
- Allison Mountain: 16.8 mi
- Pecan Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Rainbow Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Kingfisher Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 19.2 mi
- Dummy Point: 19.4 mi
- Telegraph: 10.8 mi
- Roosevelt: 18.3 mi
- Fort Terrett: 18.5 mi
- Parking Area: 22.2 mi
- Parking Area: 22.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
- Hill Country Fair Grounds: 24.0 mi
- Schreiner Park: 24.8 mi
- Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area: 12.2 mi
- Rock Springs: 19.0 mi
- Kimble County Historical Museum: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Schoolhouse Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Buttes | NNW 330° | 722 m | 20.6 mi |
| Cedar Knob | S 184° | 720 m | 10.8 mi |
| Brokeleg Mountain | NNW 342° | 715 m | 20.7 mi |
| Graveyard Mountain | S 177° | 706 m | 18.2 mi |
| Cedar Knob | N 349° | 701 m | 16.6 mi |
| Schoolhouse Mountain | S 181° | 683 m | 16.2 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNE 23° | 683 m | 17.8 mi |
| Allison Mountain | NNE 21° | 682 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:20 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:40 | 20:10 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:07 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 17:09 | 17:45 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 75 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rocksprings, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356723747
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