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Duerson Slide

Duerson Slide, seen from above at true elevation

Duerson Slide is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 205 m. Pilot Knob stands 372 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Clifty Creek Conservation Area, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 5.0 miles off. 135 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
205 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.01060, -91.97211

135 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 40
  • Dixon City Park: 7.0 mi
  • Ozark Mountain Ranch: 9.4 mi
  • Buehler Park: 11.0 mi
  • Powell Park: 11.2 mi
  • Northside Park: 11.2 mi
Springs: 16
  • Clifty Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Gollahon Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Bray Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Wilkins Spring: 12.2 mi
Ghost towns: 15
Peaks: 14
  • Pilot Knob: 9.2 mi
  • House Mounds: 13.0 mi
  • House Mounds: 14.1 mi
  • Lost Hill: 14.5 mi
  • Indian House Mounds: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 13
Attractions: 9
  • Sugar Tree Outer Road, Dead Ends: 4.9 mi
  • John's "Modern" Cabins: 5.3 mi
  • Jack Carney Puck and Plaza: 11.5 mi
  • 1501: 11.8 mi
  • 563: 11.8 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Museums: 7
Artworks: 5
Historic sites: 3
  • Trail of Tears Memorial: 6.9 mi
  • Rolla Inn: 10.9 mi
  • Missouri S&T Stonehenge: 11.3 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Clifty Creek Natural Bridge: 1.8 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 11.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Truck Parking: 5.6 mi
  • Truck Parking: 5.7 mi
Gardens: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Point Picnic Area: 24.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobSE 145°372 m16.4 mi
Indian House MoundsNE 45°328 m14.9 mi
Pilot KnobNNE 23°300 m24.2 mi
High PointWNW 302°288 m24.6 mi
Pilot KnobENE 76°286 m9.2 mi
High Point HillNNW 332°279 m21.2 mi
Thompson HillNNW 329°252 m20.7 mi
House MoundsN 8°250 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4619:5520:35
September equinox06:5618:3219:07
December solstice07:2116:1116:52

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323645566674797870584636
Precip in2.72.54.14.95.54.44.74.54.03.33.92.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rolla Missouri S&T, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358028973

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