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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
Parks: 26
  • 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: 13
  • 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: 6
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 21.1 miles of Gorman Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buffalo KnobW 268°538 m18.1 mi
High Pond MountainW 269°537 m18.3 mi
Magill MountainWSW 239°516 m20.4 mi
San Saba PeakN 350°510 m20.9 mi
Bread Tray MountainN 7°504 m21.0 mi
Messanger MountainNE 41°502 m9.2 mi
Knight MountainNE 51°501 m10.2 mi
Blackjack HillW 276°496 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 5080 °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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