Cliff · Missouri
Brown Bluff
Brown Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 170 m. Ketcherside Mountain stands 515 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Charlton Bluff, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 71 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 170 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.20255, -90.77818
- 71.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Round Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Red Hill: 2.0 mi
- Finley Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Shy Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 5.8 mi
Parks: 20
- Bluff View Public Use Area: 1.6 mi
- Clearwater Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 2.0 mi
- Webb Creek Public Use Area: 4.0 mi
- Thurman Point Public Use Area: 4.0 mi
- Piedmont Park Public Use Area: 4.2 mi
Springs: 18
- Cave Spring: 11.0 mi
- Blue Spring: 13.6 mi
- Gravel Spring: 16.5 mi
- Markham Spring: 18.2 mi
- Reeds Spring: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Charlton Bluff: 0.7 mi
- Finley Bluff: 0.7 mi
- Coil Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Paint Rock Bluff: 16.5 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Johnson Shut-Ins: 23.5 mi
- Rocky Falls: 24.9 mi
- Mina Sauk Falls: 25.0 mi
Museums: 2
- Ellsinore Pioneer Museum: 18.6 mi
- Taum Sauk Nature Museum: 22.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Jesse James 1st train robbery: 5.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Skyline Roadside Park: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 1
- Big Spring: 20.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Powder Mill Cave Natural Area: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Brown Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ketcherside Mountain | NNE 15° | 515 m | 23.0 mi |
| Hogan Mountain | N 9° | 513 m | 22.2 mi |
| Church Mountain | N 359° | 501 m | 22.9 mi |
| Vickery Mountain | N 4° | 487 m | 20.6 mi |
| Patterson Mountain | NNE 30° | 457 m | 22.9 mi |
| Clark Mountain | E 96° | 439 m | 6.3 mi |
| Des Arc Mountain | ENE 66° | 423 m | 10.2 mi |
| Lee Mountain | N 349° | 405 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:09 | 16:50 |
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 | 33 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clearwater DAM, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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