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Indian Rock Bluff

Indian Rock Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Indian Rock Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 253 m. Bell Mountain stands 519 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodlock Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 57 miles off. 150 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
253 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.80722, -91.17639

150 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 34
Parks: 31
Springs: 23
  • Woodlock Spring: 0.5 mi
  • Iron Ore Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Westover Spring: 8.0 mi
  • James Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Wishing Spring: 12.0 mi
Ghost towns: 15
Historic sites: 15
  • Ozark Trail Northern John Roth Memorial: 13.9 mi
  • WWI Memorial Plaque: 16.4 mi
  • Hawkins Homestead: 17.1 mi
  • Ozark Trail Southern John Roth Memorial: 17.8 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 22.5 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Attractions: 6
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Canoe Tower: 14.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hawkins Cove Natural Bridge: 16.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Educational Garden: 16.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Point Picnic Area: 22.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bell MountainSE 126°519 m21.1 mi
Lindsey MountainSE 127°507 m22.2 mi
Johnson MountainESE 109°501 m16.7 mi
High Top MountainSE 130°483 m24.4 mi
High Top MountainSE 130°483 m24.4 mi
Pruitt MountainESE 104°478 m19.2 mi
Goggins MountainSE 140°452 m24.2 mi
Logan MountainESE 105°449 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:17
June solstice05:4419:5220:31
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1716:0916:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303543546371757365544334

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Steelville 2 N, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358052910

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