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Devils Washboard

Devils Washboard, seen from above at true elevation

Devils Washboard is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 111 m. Mudlick Mountain stands 399 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fry Bluff, a cliff 1.6 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 34 miles off. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
111 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.99227, -90.23760

Overlooks nearby

95 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 31
  • Butter Shell Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Bee OPress Ridge: 3.7 mi
  • Shaw Ridge: 4.1 mi
  • Sand Blow Ridge: 4.6 mi
  • Cow Knoll Ridge: 5.0 mi
Parks: 30
Ghost towns: 16
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 3
  • Poplar Bluff Museum: 18.1 mi
  • Margaret Harwell Art Museum: 18.2 mi
  • Dexter Welcome Center Depot and Museum: 20.6 mi
Attractions: 3
Springs: 1
  • Markham Spring: 20.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mudlick MountainNW 320°399 m24.4 mi
Logan MountainNW 319°312 m21.7 mi
Crowley HillNW 323°276 m24.8 mi
Daffron MountainNW 307°259 m23.2 mi
Wilcox MountainWNW 300°256 m23.0 mi
Big RockN 7°245 m23.1 mi
Tater HillNW 322°236 m22.8 mi
Strahl MountainNNW 331°233 m23.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3919:13
June solstice05:4219:4620:25
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1116:0816:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333746576675787770584637
Precip in3.83.55.05.45.64.04.43.53.63.84.74.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wappapello DAM, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358047655

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