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Red Bluff Dam

Red Bluff Dam from directly overhead

Red Bluff Dam is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 868 m. Castile Hill stands 1,174 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Orla, a historic site 2.6 miles away. 24 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1972
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.85805, -103.93268

24 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 5
Springs: 5
  • Salt Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Cottonwood Springs: 15.9 mi
  • Horseshoe Springs: 16.0 mi
  • Owl Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Willow Spring: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castile HillW 270°1,174 m20.3 mi
Screw Bean HillsW 268°1,106 m14.1 mi
Owl HillsWNW 294°1,082 m18.2 mi
Red HillNE 53°1,010 m22.3 mi
Tecolote PeakNW 308°979 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0019:3520:08
June solstice06:5120:2921:05
September equinox07:4519:2219:54
December solstice07:5317:1917:57

Local time (America/Chicago).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6346139637

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