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Clarady Bluff

Clarady Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Clarady Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 252 m. Taum Sauk Mountain stands 538 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Reeds Spring, a spring 1.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 63 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
252 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.44171, -90.91929

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Lee Mountain: 5.8 mi
  • Round Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Johnston Mountain: 6.8 mi
  • Goggins Mountain: 7.0 mi
  • Church Mountain: 9.7 mi
Springs: 21
  • Reeds Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Double Springs Hollow: 2.5 mi
  • Session Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Cooks Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Cave Spring: 8.4 mi
Parks: 15
  • Camp Tom Sauk: 5.4 mi
  • Highway K Public Use Area: 11.6 mi
  • Clearwater Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 17.7 mi
  • Loggers Lake Recreation Area: 19.1 mi
  • Bluff View Public Use Area: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 14
Cliffs: 13
Historic sites: 4
  • Ozark Trail Southern John Roth Memorial: 11.3 mi
  • Ozark Trail Northern John Roth Memorial: 17.8 mi
  • Jesse James 1st train robbery: 18.6 mi
  • Fort Davidson: 19.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Johnson Shut-Ins: 8.1 mi
  • Mina Sauk Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Wolf Pen Hollow Waterfall: 16.5 mi
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Skyline Roadside Park: 11.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tip Top Roadside Park: 15.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Turner Natural Bridge: 16.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Memorial: 19.4 mi
Beaches: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Clarady Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taum Sauk MountainNE 49°538 m13.7 mi
Wildcat MountainNE 46°536 m12.6 mi
Buford MountainNE 35°531 m21.6 mi
Russell MountainNE 54°524 m15.3 mi
Proffit MountainNE 41°519 m11.6 mi
Bell MountainNNE 13°519 m13.1 mi
Ketcherside MountainENE 68°515 m14.8 mi
Hogan MountainENE 64°513 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:4419:5020:29
September equinox06:5218:2819:02
December solstice07:1516:0916:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333847576674797769574637
Precip in3.43.24.75.35.03.94.63.23.83.44.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clearwater DAM, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358063564

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