Pillars of the Valley
Pillars of the Valley is an artwork in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 144 m. Frisco Hill stands 247 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Aloe Plaza West, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 1.8 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 0.7 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 2.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 1.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 2 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 9 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 14 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Aloe Plaza West: 0.1 mi
- Aloe Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Eternal Flame Park: 0.6 mi
- Triangle Park Plaza: 0.6 mi
- DeSoto Park: 0.7 mi
- All For City: 0.2 mi
- Spring Forth: 0.4 mi
- View Finder: 0.5 mi
- Friedrich Schiller: 0.6 mi
- Brett Hull: 0.6 mi
- The St. Louis Wheel: 0.2 mi
- Wave Swinger: 0.2 mi
- Flying Louie Pirate Ship: 0.3 mi
- Loco Motion Mini Spinning Coaster: 0.3 mi
- HMS Actaeon Guns: 1.0 mi
- Washington University Sidewalk Stone: 0.5 mi
- Eternal Flame: 0.6 mi
- Soldiers Memorial Military Museum: 0.6 mi
- World War II Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Firefighters Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Scott Joplin House: 0.5 mi
- Campbell House Museum: 0.5 mi
- NBEW-IBEW Museum: 0.6 mi
- City Museum: 0.6 mi
- International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum: 1.0 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 0.7 mi
- 11th Street Rain Garden: 0.9 mi
- Metropolitan Village Garden: 0.9 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.9 mi
- Culinary Garden: 1.1 mi
- GHV Terrace Garden: 2.2 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Park: 7.9 mi
- Bellefontaine Conservation Area: 9.3 mi
- Little Creek Nature Area: 10.7 mi
- Little Creek: 10.9 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 3.1 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 3.2 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 3.2 mi
- Gurney Picnic Site: 3.3 mi
- West End Picnic Site: 3.3 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 1.6 mi
- Government Hill: 4.0 mi
- Art Hill: 4.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 8.1 mi
- Monks Mound: 8.3 mi
- Headwaters: 2.6 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 3.1 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 3.3 mi
- Falling Spring: 7.1 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 7.7 mi
- Wise Falls: 3.1 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 3.7 mi
- Dripping Springs: 15.5 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 20.0 mi
- Beaver Falls: 20.0 mi
- Broadway: 6.6 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 12.7 mi
- Machens: 19.9 mi
- Wilkie: 20.5 mi
- Times Beach: 22.7 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 9.5 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Stone Arch: 24.2 mi
- Gateway Rest Area: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pillars of the Valley. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco Hill | SW 218° | 247 m | 21.5 mi |
| Antire Hill | WSW 247° | 237 m | 20.2 mi |
| Potato Hill | S 191° | 218 m | 24.8 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 246° | 205 m | 24.8 mi |
| Clarks Mound | ESE 115° | 196 m | 8.4 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ESE 123° | 185 m | 20.1 mi |
| Fox Hill | ENE 65° | 182 m | 12.1 mi |
| Browns Mound | ENE 73° | 174 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Louis SCI CTR, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11439769656
Day trips start here
- St. Louis · 2 mi
- Cahokia · 4 mi
- East St. Louis · 5 mi
- Granite City · 6 mi
- Fairmont City · 7 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 8 mi
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