Boswell Bluff
Boswell Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 253 m. The Mound stands 333 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Shryers Bluff, a cliff 5.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 88 miles off. 119 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 253 m
How to reach it
- 88.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
119 named places within 25 miles
- Kings Prairie State Public Access: 5.3 mi
- Birdsong State Wildlife Area: 6.5 mi
- Sac-Osage State Wildlife Area: 9.5 mi
- Brush Creek Public Use Area: 10.2 mi
- Turkey Creek State Wildlife Area: 10.3 mi
- Shryers Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Buzzard Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Keel Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Venter Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Lutz Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Eby Hill: 9.5 mi
- Marland Hill: 9.9 mi
- Spangler Hill: 10.5 mi
- The Point: 12.3 mi
- Lone Rock: 12.4 mi
- KIrkland’s Fishing Cabin: 11.6 mi
- Kirkland's Cabin: 11.9 mi
- Modlin’s Cabin: 11.9 mi
- Piercing Arrow: 13.2 mi
- Eagle Spirit: 13.2 mi
- Sentinel Conservation Area: 17.1 mi
- Granny's Acres Conservation Area: 21.9 mi
- Chapel View Prairie Conservation Area: 24.9 mi
- A Friend: 12.2 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 12.8 mi
- El Dorado Springs Historical Spring: 22.9 mi
- Polk County Museum: 23.3 mi
- Community Garden: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Boswell Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mound | SSW 192° | 333 m | 18.1 mi |
| Hyder Hill | SW 223° | 297 m | 23.2 mi |
| Chapel Hill | SSW 204° | 296 m | 23.6 mi |
| Spangler Hill | W 270° | 293 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mayes Hill | W 260° | 291 m | 12.8 mi |
| Marland Hill | WSW 254° | 284 m | 9.9 mi |
| Reader Hill | WNW 294° | 283 m | 14.0 mi |
| Eby Hill | W 268° | 278 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:18 | 16:59 |
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 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 69 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Osceola, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358066986
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