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Kaysinger Bluff

Kaysinger Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Kaysinger Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 234 m. Katy trail highest point stands 291 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Kaysinger Bluff Public Use Area, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 114 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
234 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.26994, -93.39987

87 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 37
  • Kaysinger Bluff Public Use Area: 0.2 mi
  • East Bledsoe Ferry Public Use Area: 0.5 mi
  • West Bledsoe Ferry Public Use Area: 0.8 mi
  • Truman Lake Mountain Bike Park: 0.9 mi
  • Bledsoe Ferry Sports Complex: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves: 18
Cliffs: 12
Historic sites: 7
  • Piercing Arrow: 14.3 mi
  • Eagle Spirit: 14.3 mi
  • Modlin’s Cabin: 15.4 mi
  • KIrkland’s Fishing Cabin: 15.8 mi
  • Kirkland's Cabin: 15.9 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Mockingbird Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Indian Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Buzzards Roost: 13.5 mi
  • The Point: 15.7 mi
  • Katy trail highest point: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 2
  • Benton County Museum: 2.0 mi
  • Henry County Museum: 21.7 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Statue of Liberty: 14.5 mi
  • A Friend: 15.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Katy trail highest pointN 352°291 m22.6 mi
Buzzards RoostWSW 244°260 m13.5 mi
Indian HillS 182°258 m8.5 mi
Mockingbird HillS 175°245 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:5120:0220:41
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:2816:1616:57

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323645566675807870584737
Precip in1.72.13.04.65.55.24.74.04.13.53.12.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Truman DAM & Rsvr, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1514035717

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