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Bell Bluff

Bell Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Bell Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 312 m. Lead Hill stands 495 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mineral Spring, a spring 3.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 108 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
312 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.40977, -91.95932

70 named places within 25 miles

Ghost towns: 21
Springs: 16
  • Mineral Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Burnett Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Falling Springs: 8.3 mi
  • Hazelton Spring: 8.7 mi
Parks: 7
  • Emmet Kelly Park: 5.8 mi
  • Rodeo Stadium: 15.3 mi
  • Larson State Wildlife Management Area: 20.0 mi
  • Jadwin Community Center Grounds: 22.4 mi
  • Skunk Pond State Wildlife Management Area: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 2
Peaks: 2
Historic sites: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Paddy Creek Natural Arch: 11.4 mi
Gardens: 1
Attractions: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lead HillSW 214°495 m23.0 mi
Cabbage HeadNNW 342°332 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4819:5420:33
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1916:1316:54

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333846566573777668574637
Precip in2.72.53.85.05.44.23.84.34.23.54.42.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358063068

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