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Buttin Rock

Buttin Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Buttin Rock is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 192 m. Red Hill stands 410 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Buttin Rock Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 88 miles off. 152 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
192 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.13949, -91.18096

152 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 42
Parks: 25
Cliffs: 23
Ghost towns: 10
Beaches: 4
  • Beach 3: 8.9 mi
  • Beach 2: 9.0 mi
  • Beach 3: 9.0 mi
  • Pulltite: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Cross Country Trail Rides: 9.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 16.6 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Round Spring Natural Bridge: 15.9 mi
  • Turner Natural Bridge: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rocky Falls: 3.5 mi
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillN 353°410 m25.0 mi
Stegall MountainSSW 194°409 m4.3 mi
Thorny MountainS 178°405 m3.1 mi
Mule MountainSSW 208°403 m5.0 mi
Wildcat MountainNW 319°385 m4.4 mi
Coot MountainWNW 300°379 m4.5 mi
Tip Top MountainNW 315°377 m10.0 mi
Panther HillNNE 33°368 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:17
June solstice05:4619:5020:29
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1516:1116:52

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333747576774787769574636
Precip in2.82.94.55.35.64.04.13.83.83.43.93.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eminence 1 NW, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358025766

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