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Yellow Bluff

Yellow Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Yellow Bluff is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 442 m. Blue Hills stands 658 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 18 miles off. 19 named places lie within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
442 m

How to reach it

Coordinates29.89604, -100.98260

19 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 5
  • Blue Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Leon Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Jose Maria Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Carlos Camp Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Glenn Spring: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dolan Falls: 1.0 mi
Parks: 1
  • Rough Canyon Recreational Area: 22.2 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Blue Hills: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue HillsWNW 298°658 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2419:56
June solstice06:4420:1420:49
September equinox07:3319:1019:42
December solstice07:3617:1317:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495462687682858578695750
Precip in0.70.91.81.62.62.61.62.42.42.21.00.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hudspeth RVR RCH, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356728136

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