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Cobb Bluff

Cobb Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Cobb Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 215 m. Buzzards Roost stands 260 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Laird Bluff, a cliff 1.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 110 miles off. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
215 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.22130, -93.42536

89 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 42
  • Shawnee Bend Public Use Area: 2.6 mi
  • Drake Harbor & Recreation Area: 2.7 mi
  • Osage Bluff Public Use Area: 2.7 mi
  • Bledsoe Ferry Sports Complex: 2.8 mi
  • West Bledsoe Ferry Public Use Area: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Cliffs: 13
Historic sites: 7
  • Piercing Arrow: 10.9 mi
  • Eagle Spirit: 10.9 mi
  • Modlin’s Cabin: 11.8 mi
  • KIrkland’s Fishing Cabin: 12.3 mi
  • Kirkland's Cabin: 12.4 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Mockingbird Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Indian Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Buzzards Roost: 11.0 mi
  • The Point: 12.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 2
  • Benton County Museum: 3.9 mi
  • Henry County Museum: 21.8 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Statue of Liberty: 11.0 mi
  • A Friend: 11.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buzzards RoostWSW 257°260 m11.0 mi
Indian HillSSE 169°258 m5.2 mi
Mockingbird HillSSE 155°245 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:5120:0220:41
September equinox07:0218:3819:12
December solstice07:2816:1616:58

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323645566675807870584737
Precip in1.72.13.04.65.55.24.74.04.13.53.12.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Truman DAM & Rsvr, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1514035724

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