Historic site · Texas
Red Bluff Dam
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. 23 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
How to reach it
Coordinates31.85805, -103.93268
23 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 9
- Orla: 2.6 mi
- Pope's Crossing: 7.0 mi
- Mentone Community Church: 22.1 mi
- Goodnight-Loving Trail: 22.2 mi
- Route of Old Butterfield Stagecoach Road: 22.2 mi
Peaks: 5
- Screw Bean Hills: 14.1 mi
- Tecolote Peak: 17.1 mi
- Owl Hills: 18.2 mi
- Castile Hill: 20.3 mi
- Red Hill: 22.3 mi
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
- Orla: 2.7 mi
- Porterville: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- East West Bluff: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves: 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castile Hill | W 270° | 1,174 m | 20.3 mi |
| Screw Bean Hills | W 268° | 1,106 m | 14.1 mi |
| Owl Hills | WNW 294° | 1,082 m | 18.2 mi |
| Red Hill | NE 53° | 1,010 m | 22.3 mi |
| Tecolote Peak | NW 308° | 979 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:00 | 19:35 | 20:08 |
| June solstice | 06:51 | 20:29 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:45 | 19:22 | 19:54 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 17:19 | 17:57 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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