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Finley Bluff

Finley Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Finley Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 182 m. Hogan Mountain stands 513 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown Bluff, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 71 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
182 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.19311, -90.77345
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Round Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Finley Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Red Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Shy Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Grassy Mountain: 5.6 mi
Parks: 20
  • Bluff View Public Use Area: 1.2 mi
  • Clearwater Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 2.3 mi
  • Thurman Point Public Use Area: 3.4 mi
  • Webb Creek Public Use Area: 3.4 mi
  • Piedmont Park Public Use Area: 3.5 mi
Ghost towns: 18
Cliffs: 17
Springs: 15
  • Cave Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Blue Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Gravel Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Markham Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Reeds Spring: 19.2 mi
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Jesse James 1st train robbery: 5.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Skyline Roadside Park: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Finley Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hogan MountainN 8°513 m22.8 mi
Vickery MountainN 3°487 m21.2 mi
Patterson MountainNNE 29°457 m23.4 mi
Clark MountainE 90°439 m6.1 mi
Des Arc MountainENE 62°423 m10.3 mi
Lee MountainN 349°405 m22.1 mi
Thorny MountainWSW 253°405 m23.3 mi
Mudlick MountainENE 71°399 m14.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:15
June solstice05:4419:4920:27
September equinox06:5218:2719:02
December solstice07:1416:0916:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333847576674797769574637
Precip in3.43.24.75.35.03.94.63.23.83.44.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clearwater DAM, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358030235

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