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Folsom Bluff

Folsom Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Folsom Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 226 m. Rocky Mount stands 301 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Bluff, a cliff 4.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 131 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
226 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.15148, -92.82226

85 named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 34
Parks: 17
  • Mansfield Forest Conservation Area: 5.8 mi
  • Camdenton Towersite State Wildlife Management Area: 9.0 mi
  • Linn Creek Memorial Park: 9.9 mi
  • Camdenton City Park: 10.0 mi
  • Jack Thornhill Fitness Park: 10.0 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Baydy Peak: 7.1 mi
  • Morg Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Great Blue Heron Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Wilson Hill: 10.6 mi
  • Deers Leap Hill: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Ozark Distillery: 6.4 mi
  • Bridal Cave: 9.0 mi
  • The History Tree: 10.4 mi
  • Water Tower: 12.5 mi
  • Jacob's Cave: 13.5 mi
Springs: 4
  • Toby Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Ha Ha Tonka Springs: 12.6 mi
  • Mosier Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Barclay Spring: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Original Osage Plant Turbine: 11.6 mi
  • Castle: 12.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
Museums: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Welcome to Lake of the Ozarks: 11.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky MountNE 34°300.5 m14.7 mi
Buck KnobENE 76°268 m24.8 mi
Wilson HillENE 63°261 m10.6 mi
Deers Leap HillSSE 167°255 m12.5 mi
Morg HillSW 218°250 m7.2 mi
Great Blue Heron HillENE 74°242 m9.7 mi
Baydy PeakE 92°221 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:23
June solstice05:4919:5920:38
September equinox07:0018:3519:10
December solstice07:2516:1416:55

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353948586675807871604939
Precip in2.12.13.05.05.54.23.84.24.23.43.02.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeside, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1516367757

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