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Brazos Bluff

Brazos Bluff from directly overhead

Brazos Bluff is a garden in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 135 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Headquarters of US Army, 5th Military Dist., a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.8 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
The Trail Conservancy
Access
Yes
Fee
No
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.26126, -97.74277

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Parks
  • Roberta Crenshaw Overlook at Shoal Beach at Town Lake Metro Park: 0.2 mi
  • El Pequeño Parque: 0.3 mi
  • Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike 222 Riverside Easement: 0.3 mi
  • Brush Square: 0.4 mi
  • Sir Swante Palm Neighborhood Park: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 50
Museums: 38
Peaks: 38
Attractions: 19
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 0.2 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 0.3 mi
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 0.8 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 1.4 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 1.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 5.4 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 2.9 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 3.6 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 18.1 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 4.8 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 5.3 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 7.5 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 278°433 m20.7 mi
Gainor MountainWSW 255°429 m24.6 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW 238°416 m24.2 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 256°406 m20.4 mi
Chalk KnobW 278°364 m15.0 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW 288°360 m14.6 mi
Signal HillWSW 249°353 m13.6 mi
Polecat KnobNNW 326°346 m23.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3120:0120:36
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485360677481848478685951

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Great-tailed Grackle2,103 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel1,892 obs
  • Pond Slider1,356 obs
  • Turk's cap741 obs
  • Green Anole724 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird721 obs
  • ballmoss717 obs
  • Western Honey Bee698 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1025945043

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