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Boone Bluff

Boone Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Boone Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 229 m. Rocky Mount stands 301 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lyons Bluff, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 134 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
229 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.10556, -92.71507

93 named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 36
Parks: 20
  • Mansfield Forest Conservation Area: 2.4 mi
  • Linn Creek Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
  • Jack Thornhill Fitness Park: 5.0 mi
  • Osage Beach City Park: 5.8 mi
  • Fort Leonard Wood Recreation Area: 5.8 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Baydy Peak: 3.1 mi
  • Great Blue Heron Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Wilson Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Deers Leap Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Morg Hill: 10.6 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Ozark Distillery: 1.9 mi
  • Bridal Cave: 7.0 mi
  • The History Tree: 7.7 mi
  • Water Tower: 9.4 mi
  • Stark Caverns: 14.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • Ha Ha Tonka Springs: 9.5 mi
  • Toby Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Mosier Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Barclay Spring: 23.2 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Original Osage Plant Turbine: 8.7 mi
  • Castle: 9.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
Museums: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Welcome to Lake of the Ozarks: 7.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Boone Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky MountN 9°300.5 m15.5 mi
High PointENE 71°288 m20.6 mi
Buck KnobENE 64°268 m20.3 mi
Wilson HillNNE 25°261 m8.7 mi
Deers Leap HillSSW 198°255 m9.5 mi
Morg HillWSW 256°250 m10.6 mi
Great Blue Heron HillNNE 31°242 m6.8 mi
House MoundsENE 78°241 m22.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4919:5820:38
September equinox06:5918:3519:10
December solstice07:2416:1416:55

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353948586675807871604939
Precip in2.12.13.05.05.54.23.84.24.23.43.02.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeside, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1514028019

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