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Carrot Bluff

Carrot Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Carrot Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 229 m. Rocky Mount stands 301 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mansfield Forest Conservation Area, a park 1.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 136 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
229 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.15744, -92.71098

83 named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 31
Parks: 19
  • Mansfield Forest Conservation Area: 1.2 mi
  • Osage Beach City Park: 5.2 mi
  • Scenic Overlook Park: 5.9 mi
  • Osage Beach City Park: 6.2 mi
  • Fort Leonard Wood Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Baydy Peak: 1.2 mi
  • Great Blue Heron Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Wilson Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Rocky Mount: 12.0 mi
  • Morg Hill: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Ozark Distillery: 1.7 mi
  • The History Tree: 4.8 mi
  • Bridal Cave: 10.3 mi
  • Stark Caverns: 10.9 mi
  • Water Tower: 12.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Ha Ha Tonka Springs: 13.0 mi
  • Toby Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Mosier Spring: 16.2 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Original Osage Plant Turbine: 6.0 mi
  • Castle: 12.9 mi
Beaches: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Welcome to Lake of the Ozarks: 5.8 mi
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky MountN 11°300.5 m12.0 mi
High PointE 81°288 m19.5 mi
Buck KnobENE 73°268 m18.8 mi
Wilson HillNE 38°261 m5.5 mi
Deers Leap HillSSW 194°255 m13.0 mi
Morg HillWSW 240°250 m12.1 mi
Great Blue Heron HillNE 56°242 m4.0 mi
House MoundsE 87°241 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4919:5920:38
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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1514011138

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