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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 114 m. Taylor Mountain stands 196 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is New Providence Primitive Baptist Church, a historic site 3.9 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 15 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
114 m

How to reach it

Coordinates30.93408, -96.94554

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 20
  • Cameron Park: 4.2 mi
  • West 12th Street Park: 5.4 mi
  • O.J. Thomas Park: 5.7 mi
  • Orchard Park: 5.8 mi
  • Cameron Community Center: 5.8 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Peaks: 6
  • Wilson Hill: 13.1 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 14.4 mi
  • Long Mountain: 15.1 mi
  • Eland Rough: 15.2 mi
  • Hart Mountain: 17.1 mi
Museums: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 18.9 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
Taylor MountainS 170°196 m18.6 mi
Hart MountainSSE 168°194 m17.1 mi
Wilson HillSE 144°164 m13.1 mi
Sugarloaf MountainESE 123°150 m14.4 mi
Eland RoughSE 140°150 m15.2 mi
Long MountainESE 122°140 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0819:40
June solstice06:2620:0020:35
September equinox07:1718:5419:26
December solstice07:2316:5417:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505561687581838479696052
Precip in2.62.32.92.35.33.62.62.53.94.33.13.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cameron, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356748972

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