Horsethief Bluff
Horsethief Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 244 m. Rocky Mount stands 301 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Attners Bluffs, a cliff 3.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 124 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 244 m
How to reach it
- 124.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
82 named places within 25 miles
- City Park: 14.9 mi
- Sterett Creek Public Use Area: 15.5 mi
- Drake Harbor & Recreation Area: 16.1 mi
- Truman Lake Mountain Bike Park: 16.5 mi
- East Bledsoe Ferry Public Use Area: 17.0 mi
- Attners Bluffs: 3.1 mi
- Leeder Bluff: 8.0 mi
- King Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Folsom Bluff: 15.6 mi
- Buzzard Cave Bluff: 16.9 mi
- Wigwam School Access: 4.2 mi
- Moles Cave Conservation Area: 5.2 mi
- Brickley Hollow Conservation Area: 8.1 mi
- Proctor Towersite: 9.5 mi
- Edmonson Access: 9.7 mi
- Morg Hill: 15.4 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 17.3 mi
- Indian Hill: 18.6 mi
- Baydy Peak: 22.3 mi
- Rocky Mount: 23.4 mi
- Jacob's Cave: 15.4 mi
- Ozark Distillery: 21.9 mi
- Bridal Cave: 21.9 mi
- The History Tree: 24.4 mi
- Benton County Museum: 15.3 mi
- Camden County Museum: 24.8 mi
- Toby Spring: 12.0 mi
- Grand Glaize Beach: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horsethief Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mount | ENE 75° | 300.5 m | 23.4 mi |
| Wilson Hill | E 93° | 261 m | 23.8 mi |
| Indian Hill | WSW 250° | 258 m | 18.6 mi |
| Morg Hill | SE 140° | 250 m | 15.4 mi |
| Mockingbird Hill | WSW 251° | 245 m | 17.3 mi |
| Great Blue Heron Hill | E 98° | 242 m | 23.9 mi |
| Baydy Peak | ESE 107° | 221 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:00 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 36 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 37 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Truman DAM & Rsvr, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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