Cave Bluff
Cave Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 173 m. Indian House Mounds stands 328 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Meyers Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 92 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 173 m
How to reach it
- 92.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 24.9 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 85.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
100 named places within 25 miles
- Maries County Memorial Park: 11.5 mi
- Spring Creek Gap Roadside Park: 13.7 mi
- Countryside Park: 17.1 mi
- Meta City Park: 17.7 mi
- Buschman Park: 18.2 mi
- Pilot Knob: 2.4 mi
- Hatchee: 6.0 mi
- House Mounds: 9.8 mi
- House Mounds: 10.7 mi
- Hood Hill: 11.4 mi
- Twin Rocks: 3.1 mi
- Matt Bluff: 4.0 mi
- Keeney Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Fish Hollow Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Hatchee Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Spring Creek Gap Conservation Area: 13.0 mi
- Mari-Osa Access: 14.5 mi
- Painted Rock Conservation Area: 15.3 mi
- Bonnots Mill Access: 18.1 mi
- Pikes Camp Access: 20.1 mi
- Gascondy: 2.5 mi
- Dingley: 8.9 mi
- Feuersville: 9.9 mi
- Ryors: 12.9 mi
- Lisletown: 14.3 mi
- Soldiers' Memorial Plaza: 23.9 mi
- Cole County War Memorial: 24.5 mi
- Lewis and Clark Memorial: 24.7 mi
- Missouri Veterans Memorial: 24.7 mi
- Louisiana Purchase Monument: 24.8 mi
- Cote Sans Dessin: 19.3 mi
- Missouri State Penitentiary Tours: 24.1 mi
- Missouri Governor's Mansion Tours: 24.6 mi
- Museum of Missouri Military History: 19.6 mi
- Missouri State Penitentiary Museum: 24.1 mi
- Missouri State Museum: 24.8 mi
- Meyers Spring: 0.2 mi
- Clifty Spring: 21.2 mi
- Sonny Liston Portrait: 24.0 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 24.8 mi
- Clifty Creek Natural Bridge: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cave Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian House Mounds | SSE 164° | 328 m | 12.1 mi |
| Pilot Knob | E 92° | 300 m | 2.4 mi |
| Pilot Knob | S 175° | 286 m | 20.1 mi |
| Cave Hill | NE 55° | 280 m | 18.1 mi |
| High Point Hill | WSW 258° | 279 m | 17.4 mi |
| Thompson Hill | WSW 256° | 252 m | 18.5 mi |
| House Mounds | SSW 212° | 250 m | 9.8 mi |
| Cedar Hill | ENE 77° | 247 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Freedom, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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