Johnson Bluff
Johnson Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 271 m. Pinnacle stands 446 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mays Bluff, a cliff 0.9 miles away. Ozark Mountain Parkway passes 8.4 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 271 m
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Ozark Mountain Parkway
- 10.3 mi off the Ozark Mountain Highroad
- 11.8 mi off the Glade Top Trail
- 13.4 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Caney Overlook · 18 mi
- Watershed Divide Scenic Vista · 19 mi
- Smoke Tree Scenic Vista · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Beaver Creek Public Use Area: 1.1 mi
- Beaver Creek Public Use Area: 1.7 mi
- Jellystone Park of Branson: 3.1 mi
- Woodard Launching Area: 3.3 mi
- Kissee Mills Public Use Area: 3.3 mi
- Lime Kiln Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Johnson Bald: 5.0 mi
- Coy Bald: 6.8 mi
- Lone Tree Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Lower Pilot Knob: 7.6 mi
- Mays Bluff: 0.9 mi
- Shadow Rock: 4.2 mi
- Buzzard Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Goat Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Oasis Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Grand Country Resort: 10.8 mi
- The Branson Coaster: 11.0 mi
- Ride The Ducks: 11.2 mi
- Chopper Charter Helicopter Tours: 11.9 mi
- Castle of Chaos & Hannah's Maze of Mirrors: 11.9 mi
- Branson Centennial Museum: 8.6 mi
- Branson Ghosts & Legends: 8.7 mi
- Gaetz Tractor Museum: 9.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Museum: 10.0 mi
- Ralph Foster Museum: 10.0 mi
- McFarland: 5.4 mi
- Melva: 9.2 mi
- Flag: 13.2 mi
- Cedar Valley: 14.4 mi
- Nance: 14.6 mi
- Drury Conservation Area: 4.6 mi
- Mincy Conservation Area: 7.5 mi
- Lakeside Forest Wilderness Area: 10.3 mi
- White River Balds Natural Area: 13.0 mi
- Ruth and Paul Henning Conservation Area: 13.0 mi
- The Missouri Gold Star Families Memorial: 9.8 mi
- Veteran's Grove: 9.9 mi
- Lest We Forget 9/11 Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Ruins - Log Cabin / Barn: 10.7 mi
- Ruined Building: 11.3 mi
- Lakeside Forest Trails: 10.3 mi
- StoneBridge Pavilion: 15.0 mi
- Wolf Junction: 16.0 mi
- Caney Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Arkansas View Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
- Rock Spring: 7.7 mi
- Cash Spring: 20.7 mi
- Brown Spring: 23.1 mi
- Moonshine Beach: 13.9 mi
- Don's Island: 15.2 mi
- Aunts Creek Beach: 22.3 mi
- The Falls: 7.8 mi
- Scripture Garden: 10.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Johnson Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle | ENE 67° | 446 m | 17.0 mi |
| Bread Tray Mountain | W 261° | 413 m | 23.5 mi |
| Turnip Knob | NNE 11° | 409 m | 22.8 mi |
| Clark Hill | SSE 152° | 408 m | 23.9 mi |
| Haden Bald | ENE 59° | 405 m | 22.0 mi |
| Sow Coon Mountain | W 272° | 403 m | 17.8 mi |
| Chula Vista | WNW 293° | 398 m | 11.3 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SSE 156° | 397 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ozark Beach 2 NNE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358064069
Day trips start here
- Branson · 11 mi
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