Shelving Rock Bluff
Shelving Rock Bluff is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 734 m. Goat Mountain stands 796 m to the north, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Divide Cemetery, a historic site 5.9 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 18 miles off. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 734 m
How to reach it
- 18.3 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
72 named places within 25 miles
- Divide Cemetery: 5.9 mi
- Shelving Rock: 6.8 mi
- Montvale: 9.1 mi
- Edith: 11.4 mi
- Concho, San Saba & Llano Valley Railroad Station: 11.5 mi
- Green Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Shaggy Peak: 9.7 mi
- Goat Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Millican Mountains: 11.8 mi
- Round Top: 12.2 mi
- Sterling City Park: 11.0 mi
- Harper Park: 12.6 mi
- Paint Creek Park: 13.3 mi
- Lake View Park: 16.2 mi
- Fern Havins Park: 17.8 mi
- Coke County Rest Area: 9.3 mi
- Crawford Slide: 11.3 mi
- Ranger Spring: 12.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shelving Rock Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | N 3° | 796 m | 9.9 mi |
| Jackson Mountain | NNE 22° | 788 m | 20.3 mi |
| Stepp Mountain | NNE 22° | 786 m | 18.8 mi |
| Green Mountain | ENE 63° | 778 m | 8.0 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | NE 41° | 778 m | 16.1 mi |
| Round Top | W 263° | 772 m | 12.2 mi |
| McWhorter Mountain | NNW 335° | 766 m | 14.7 mi |
| Horse Mountain | NE 47° | 765 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:23 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:39 | 20:17 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 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 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 74 | 64 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sterling City, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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