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Gorman Falls

Gorman Falls is a waterfall in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 331 m. Buffalo Knob stands 538 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Gorman Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 16 miles off.

What the record says

Height
21 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.05834, -98.48187

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Old Letdown Point: 0.7 mi
  • Bull Knob: 3.3 mi
  • Sullivan Knob: 3.7 mi
  • Charley Springs Mountain: 3.7 mi
  • Round Mountain: 4.3 mi
Historic sites: 57
Parks: 25
  • Historical Monument: 7.8 mi
  • Canyon of the Eagles: 12.7 mi
  • Lower Colorado River Authority Park: 13.6 mi
  • Lampasas Sport Complex: 15.6 mi
  • Burnet County Park: 15.8 mi
Springs: 11
  • Gorman Spring: 0.5 mi
  • Post Oak Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Burnt Canyon Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 11
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Attractions: 1
  • World's Largest Spur: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Gorman Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buffalo KnobW538 m18.1 mi
High Pond MountainW537 m18.3 mi
Magill MountainWSW516 m20.4 mi
San Saba PeakN510 m20.9 mi
Bread Tray MountainN504 m21.0 mi
Messanger MountainNE502 m9.2 mi
Knight MountainNE501 m10.2 mi
Blackjack HillW496 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1419:46
June solstice06:3220:0620:41
September equinox07:2319:0019:32
December solstice07:2917:0017:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657381848478675748
Precip in2.22.23.02.54.63.51.92.32.43.02.22.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lampasas, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5418617003

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