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Evans Bluff

Evans Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Evans Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 280 m. Bradshaw Mountain stands 609 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Joe Bald Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Ozark Mountain Highroad passes 10 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
280 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.60192, -93.48064

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 58
Cliffs: 33
Museums: 23
  • World's Largest Toy Museum: 11.1 mi
  • Dinosaur Museum: 11.2 mi
  • Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium: 11.2 mi
  • Titanic Museum: 11.4 mi
  • Hollywood Wax Museum: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 21
Ghost towns: 10
Springs: 10
  • Carney Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Gum Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Magnetic Springs: 19.2 mi
  • Grotto Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Roaring River Spring: 19.5 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Lest We Forget 9/11 Memorial: 13.4 mi
  • Veteran's Grove: 13.5 mi
  • The Missouri Gold Star Families Memorial: 13.5 mi
  • Civil War Healing: 19.9 mi
Artworks: 4
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 16.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bradshaw MountainS 172°609 m22.8 mi
Lone Tree MountainS 179°607 m24.2 mi
Anderson MountainS 182°552 m19.6 mi
Gage MountainS 183°547 m22.7 mi
Pine MountainSSE 163°547 m23.1 mi
Pond MountainSW 223°542 m22.6 mi
Crystal MountainS 182°539 m21.6 mi
Potato HillS 181°537 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5219:26
June solstice05:5719:5820:36
September equinox07:0318:3819:12
December solstice07:2316:2217:02

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333846566574787769574636
Precip in2.52.74.45.15.54.34.13.04.33.74.32.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galena, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358063752

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