Gravel Bluff
Gravel Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 249 m. The Mound stands 333 m to the southeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Mill Public Use Area, a park 1.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 73 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 249 m
How to reach it
- 73.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 36.5 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
109 named places within 25 miles
- Old Mill Public Use Area: 1.4 mi
- Stockton City park: 2.3 mi
- Stockton Public Use Area: 3.0 mi
- Crabtree Cove Public Use Area: 3.6 mi
- Orleans Trail Public Use Area: 3.7 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 1.7 mi
- Rudledge Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Wasson Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Moore Bluff: 7.4 mi
- King Hill: 5.2 mi
- The Mound: 6.4 mi
- Chapel Hill: 8.0 mi
- Hyder Hill: 8.0 mi
- Bald Hill: 10.8 mi
- Stony Point Prairie Conservation Area: 19.3 mi
- Sentinel Conservation Area: 23.6 mi
- El Dorado Springs Historical Spring: 17.9 mi
- Polk County Museum: 20.3 mi
- Community Garden: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gravel Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mound | SE 130° | 333 m | 6.4 mi |
| Grisham Knob | SE 135° | 327 m | 22.6 mi |
| Turkey Knob | SE 137° | 326 m | 19.0 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SSE 162° | 323 m | 20.5 mi |
| Knothead Hill | SE 145° | 321 m | 16.0 mi |
| Sand Mountain | S 181° | 321 m | 17.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | SSW 194° | 310 m | 10.8 mi |
| Scott Hill | S 183° | 309 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:19 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stockton DAM, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358031179
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