Cliff · Missouri
Coil Bluff
Coil Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 193 m. Taum Sauk Mountain stands 538 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cave Spring, a spring 1.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 63 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 193 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.38310, -90.82373
- 62.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Round Hill: 5.5 mi
- Johnston Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Lee Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Vickery Mountain: 9.0 mi
Springs: 19
- Cave Spring: 1.9 mi
- Reeds Spring: 7.7 mi
- Double Springs Hollow: 8.6 mi
- Session Spring: 10.5 mi
- Cooks Spring: 13.7 mi
Parks: 15
- Camp Tom Sauk: 2.2 mi
- Highway K Public Use Area: 5.0 mi
- Clearwater Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 12.7 mi
- Bluff View Public Use Area: 14.0 mi
- Thurman Point Public Use Area: 16.4 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Clarady Bluff: 6.6 mi
- Sutton Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Charlton Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Brown Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Finley Bluff: 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Johnson Shut-Ins: 10.8 mi
- Mina Sauk Falls: 13.2 mi
- Wolf Pen Hollow Waterfall: 22.3 mi
- Big Drop: 23.6 mi
- Cats Paw: 23.7 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Jesse James 1st train robbery: 12.2 mi
- Ozark Trail Southern John Roth Memorial: 17.7 mi
- Fort Davidson: 19.2 mi
- Ozark Trail Northern John Roth Memorial: 23.0 mi
Museums: 2
- Taum Sauk Nature Museum: 9.3 mi
- Battle of Pilot Knob Museum: 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Skyline Roadside Park: 10.0 mi
- Turkey Creek Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Tip Top Roadside Park: 14.8 mi
Attractions: 1
- Memorial: 20.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Turner Natural Bridge: 21.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Powder Mill Cave Natural Area: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Chapel Hill Beach: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Coil Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taum Sauk Mountain | NNE 22° | 538 m | 14.0 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | NNE 17° | 536 m | 13.3 mi |
| Russell Mountain | NNE 28° | 524 m | 14.9 mi |
| Proffit Mountain | N 10° | 519 m | 13.0 mi |
| Bell Mountain | N 352° | 519 m | 17.0 mi |
| Ketcherside Mountain | NE 41° | 515 m | 12.9 mi |
| Hogan Mountain | NNE 32° | 513 m | 11.2 mi |
| Lindsey Mountain | N 354° | 507 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:09 | 16:50 |
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 | 33 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clearwater DAM, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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