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Edwards Bluff

Edwards Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Edwards Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 170 m. Indian House Mounds stands 328 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Bluff, a cliff 0.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 84 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
170 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.44782, -91.72267

75 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 15
  • Buschman Park: 13.9 mi
  • Memorial Park: 14.3 mi
  • Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge St. Auberts Island Unit: 15.8 mi
  • River Park: 17.6 mi
  • Clark's Hill/Norton State Historic Site: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 13
Peaks: 13
  • Hood Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Smith Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Cave Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 8.9 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 9.7 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Nature reserves: 11
Museums: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Cote Sans Dessin: 17.4 mi
  • Hydrofoil Pier: 17.9 mi
  • Hermann Caboose: 23.8 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Hermann: Germania's Liberator: 23.6 mi
  • Ace of Spades Garden Art: 23.6 mi
  • Missouri Valley Ice Cream Mural: 23.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Meyers Spring: 10.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian House MoundsS 189°328 m19.9 mi
Pilot KnobSSW 206°300 m8.9 mi
Cave HillENE 73°280 m8.8 mi
Boland KnobNNE 30°273 m23.3 mi
House MoundsSW 216°250 m19.9 mi
Bald HillE 85°248 m23.8 mi
Cedar HillESE 117°247 m9.7 mi
Pilot KnobsENE 78°246 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4419:5520:35
September equinox06:5518:3119:06
December solstice07:2116:0816:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303544556473777668564535
Precip in2.42.03.44.45.24.74.54.34.03.53.42.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Freedom, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358029246

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