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Chalk Bluff

Chalk Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Chalk Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 227 m. King Mountain stands 463 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bee Bluff, a cliff 1.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 103 miles off. 146 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
227 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.09288, -91.51101

146 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 48
  • Rymer Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Alley Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Buckhart Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Blue Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Artisian Well: 8.8 mi
Peaks: 31
  • Jeny Ridge: 5.4 mi
  • Angel Ridge: 6.1 mi
  • High Hill: 14.4 mi
  • Jerktail Mountain: 14.7 mi
  • Shut-In Mountain: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 20
Parks: 18
  • Creekside Park: 7.1 mi
  • Creekside Park: 7.1 mi
  • Blue Spring Campsite: 7.5 mi
  • Mahan Roadside Park: 8.7 mi
  • Barn Hollow Natural Area: 10.5 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Beaches: 4
  • Beach 3: 10.1 mi
  • Beach 2: 10.2 mi
  • Beach 3: 10.2 mi
  • Pulltite: 16.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Round Spring Natural Bridge: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rocky Falls: 16.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Welch Spring Hospital: 21.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
King MountainWSW 254°463 m22.7 mi
Queens MountainWSW 256°446 m21.8 mi
Stegall MountainE 93°409 m17.2 mi
Thorny MountainE 90°405 m18.3 mi
Mule MountainE 94°403 m15.8 mi
Wildcat MountainENE 67°385 m16.6 mi
Coot MountainENE 69°379 m15.3 mi
Tip Top MountainNE 47°377 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:4719:5120:30
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:1716:1316:53

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333746566573787668574637

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Summersville 3 SE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1418120472

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