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Gallion Bluff

Gallion Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Gallion Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 294 m. Bradshaw Mountain stands 609 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. Sugar Camp Scenic Byway passes 9.1 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
294 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.49947, -93.59598

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
  • Brushy Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 4.3 mi
  • Boat Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Brush Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Ant Mountain: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 34
Museums: 22
Attractions: 21
Springs: 10
  • Magnetic Springs: 9.7 mi
  • Grotto Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Crescent Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Congress Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Harding Spring: 10.2 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Historic sites: 7
  • Civil War Healing: 10.4 mi
  • Lest We Forget 9/11 Memorial: 21.3 mi
  • Veteran's Grove: 21.4 mi
  • The Missouri Gold Star Families Memorial: 21.4 mi
  • Clemens House site: 23.2 mi
Artworks: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Beaches: 3
Gardens: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 13.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • short term/exstended trucker parking bathroom during busness hours: 19.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Gallion Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bradshaw MountainSSE 148°609 m18.3 mi
Lone Tree MountainSSE 158°607 m18.5 mi
Anderson MountainSSE 155°552 m13.8 mi
Whitney MountainWSW 249°552 m19.1 mi
Gage MountainSSE 162°547 m16.4 mi
Pond MountainSW 223°542 m13.1 mi
Swain MountainSSW 213°540 m17.2 mi
Crystal MountainSSE 159°539 m15.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:26
June solstice05:5719:5820:37
September equinox07:0318:3919:13
December solstice07:2316:2317:03

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343846556472777668574537

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seligman, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358063854

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