Rocky Cliff
Rocky Cliff is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 164 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum;Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.3 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic place in Austin, Travis County, Texas
Wikidata Q110025212, matched on coordinates and name (16 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1966
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 24.3 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 25.6 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 22 mi
- Sinkholes · 29 mi
- Wetland Wonders · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Approximate Location of the Missions: 0.2 mi
- Andrew Jackson Zilker: 0.3 mi
- Barton Springs: 0.3 mi
- I. V. Davis Homestead: 0.3 mi
- Dawson Stone House: 0.5 mi
- Barton Springs Park: 0.3 mi
- Zilker Park: 0.5 mi
- West Bouldin Creek Greenbelt: 0.6 mi
- Volma Overton Sr. Beach at Town Lake Metro Park: 0.7 mi
- Mary Dawson Pocket Park: 0.7 mi
- Open Room Austin: 0.9 mi
- Cloud Pavilion: 0.9 mi
- Wing Trace: 0.9 mi
- Accordion 16: 1.0 mi
- Golden Afternoon: 1.0 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Shudde Fath Tract: 2.5 mi
- Alpine Road Site: 2.7 mi
- Uplands: 3.1 mi
- Carrington's Prairie: 3.8 mi
- Green Garden: 0.6 mi
- Oriental Garden: 0.6 mi
- Zilker Botanical Garden: 0.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.6 mi
- Herbal Garden: 0.6 mi
- Mount Larson: 3.7 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 4.1 mi
- Mount Barker: 4.5 mi
- Flintridge Hill: 4.7 mi
- Mount Lucas: 4.7 mi
- Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum;Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum: 0.2 mi
- TexPop ATX: 0.7 mi
- Austin Nature & Science Center: 0.9 mi
- Texas Toy Museum and Arcade: 1.5 mi
- Austin Public Library - Austin History Center: 1.5 mi
- Barton Springs Pool: 0.3 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 0.5 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 1.3 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 1.3 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 2.2 mi
- Twin Falls: 2.8 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 3.3 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 3.9 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 5.7 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 5.9 mi
- Eliza Spring: 0.3 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 1.1 mi
- Seiders Spring: 3.3 mi
- Shady Spring: 10.5 mi
- Queen's Bath: 14.7 mi
- Goforth: 16.6 mi
- New Sweden: 18.3 mi
- McDuff: 18.4 mi
- Lytton Springs: 20.0 mi
- Palm Valley: 21.4 mi
- Seismic Wall: 2.2 mi
- Bird Bluff: 4.3 mi
- Fern Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 19.3 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 3.9 mi
- Stone picnic table: 5.8 mi
- The Learning Tree: 6.1 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rocky Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 278° | 433 m | 19.2 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | WSW 254° | 429 m | 23.2 mi |
| Peach Mountain | WSW 247° | 429 m | 24.8 mi |
| Lone Woman Mountain | WSW 238° | 423 m | 24.0 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | WSW 236° | 416 m | 23.0 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 255° | 406 m | 19.0 mi |
| Travis Peak | NW 320° | 382 m | 24.5 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 279° | 364 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:01 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 59 | 51 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453821233
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- Austin · 2 mi
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