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Chimney Bluff

Chimney Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Chimney Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 224 m. Buford Mountain stands 531 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pashea Bluff, a cliff 0.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 26 miles off. 161 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
224 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.01700, -90.66513

161 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 47
  • Bezidek Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Bald Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Vinegar Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Blackjack Hill: 9.9 mi
  • Murrill Hill: 10.9 mi
Parks: 46
  • Sunrise Lake Park: 7.1 mi
  • Bonne Terre Park: 8.3 mi
  • Valle Lake Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Thurman Park: 8.7 mi
  • Benton Park: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 19
  • War Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • Dedicated In Memory of Bryan L. Weeks: 9.0 mi
  • In Loving Memory of Jay Koen: 9.1 mi
  • In Memory of Jay Koen: 9.1 mi
  • In Memory of Jason Wright: 9.1 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 7
  • Blue Springs: 3.3 mi
  • Cold Springs Spring House: 15.5 mi
  • Skaggs Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Beecher Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Harmon Spring: 22.4 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Sunrise Lake Beach: 7.3 mi
  • TL Waterfront: 15.1 mi
  • LKW Waterfront: 15.1 mi
  • Pim Lake Beach: 16.5 mi
  • Monsanto Lake Beach: 16.8 mi
Museums: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Pontoon Rides: 15.1 mi
  • Old Time Flea Market: 18.8 mi
  • Sandy Creek Covered Bridge: 20.6 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Flyleaf: 4.0 mi
  • Educational Garden: 15.0 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Hawkins Cove Natural Bridge: 14.9 mi
  • Double Arch: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Bloomsdale Rest Area (Northbound): 22.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buford MountainS 184°531 m22.1 mi
Brown MountainS 171°501 m23.4 mi
Johnson MountainSSW 211°501 m23.5 mi
Stono MountainSSE 163°499 m21.6 mi
Wolf MountainS 169°481 m23.4 mi
Bald KnobS 187°479 m21.0 mi
Pruitt MountainSSW 206°478 m21.3 mi
Middlebrook HillS 180°478 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:4119:5020:29
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:1616:0616:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313544556472767567574535
Precip in2.82.74.15.15.34.13.64.03.93.13.73.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Potosi 4 SW, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358053379

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