Bell Bluff
Bell Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 247 m. Pilot Knob stands 372 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Clifty Spring, a spring 1.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 6.1 miles off. 132 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 247 m
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 91.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 103.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
132 named places within 25 miles
- Dixon City Park: 9.5 mi
- Northside Park: 9.7 mi
- Buehler Park: 9.8 mi
- Powell Park: 9.8 mi
- Spring Creek Gap Roadside Park: 10.1 mi
- Clifty Spring: 1.8 mi
- Gollahon Spring: 9.0 mi
- Bray Spring: 9.6 mi
- Boiling Spring: 11.3 mi
- Wilkins Spring: 13.5 mi
- Westcott: 4.5 mi
- Signal: 6.3 mi
- Arlington: 8.0 mi
- Macedonia: 8.8 mi
- Clementine: 11.7 mi
- Pilot Knob: 6.7 mi
- House Mounds: 11.3 mi
- Indian House Mounds: 12.3 mi
- House Mounds: 12.5 mi
- Pilot Knob: 16.5 mi
- Duerson Slide: 2.7 mi
- Bryant Bluff: 7.0 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Panther Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Hatchee Bluff: 16.9 mi
- Sugar Tree Outer Road, Dead Ends: 6.1 mi
- John's "Modern" Cabins: 6.5 mi
- Jack Carney Puck and Plaza: 10.1 mi
- 563: 10.4 mi
- 1501: 10.4 mi
- Phelps County Historical Society: 10.4 mi
- Circus Sideshow Museum: 16.9 mi
- Old Stagecoach Stop: 20.3 mi
- Pulaski County Museum: 20.3 mi
- U.S. Army Engineer, Chemical, and Military Police Museum: 22.1 mi
- Clifty Creek Natural Area: 2.5 mi
- Clifty Creek Conservation Area: 2.9 mi
- Marguerite Bray Conservation Area: 9.5 mi
- Audubon Trails Nature Center: 9.6 mi
- Spring Creek Gap Conservation Area: 10.7 mi
- Jesus Statue: 9.9 mi
- Saint Patrick Statue: 10.1 mi
- Gary Havener Statue: 10.1 mi
- Millennium People: 10.2 mi
- Millennium People: 10.2 mi
- Trail of Tears Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Rolla Inn: 9.7 mi
- Missouri S&T Stonehenge: 9.9 mi
- Clifty Creek Natural Bridge: 2.5 mi
- Natural Bridge: 12.8 mi
- Truck Parking: 6.0 mi
- Truck Parking: 6.2 mi
- Gary Thomas Memorial Garden: 10.0 mi
- Point Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bell Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | SSE 154° | 372 m | 16.5 mi |
| Wards Hill | SE 133° | 356 m | 24.5 mi |
| Indian House Mounds | NE 42° | 328 m | 12.3 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NNE 19° | 300 m | 22.0 mi |
| Pilot Knob | E 83° | 286 m | 6.7 mi |
| High Point Hill | NW 325° | 279 m | 21.1 mi |
| Thompson Hill | NW 321° | 252 m | 20.8 mi |
| House Mounds | N 359° | 250 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:11 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 36 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rolla Missouri S&T, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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