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Keel Bluff

Keel Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Keel Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 233 m. The Mound stands 333 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Eby Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 82 miles off. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
233 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.90976, -93.77604

111 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 40
  • Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Moresi Unit: 3.5 mi
  • Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Moresi Unit: 4.0 mi
  • Birdsong State Wildlife Area: 4.7 mi
  • Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Moresi Unit: 5.5 mi
  • Sac-Osage State Wildlife Area: 7.3 mi
Cliffs: 26
Peaks: 25
  • Eby Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Spangler Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Marland Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Lone Rock: 3.1 mi
  • Mayes Hill: 3.8 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Historic sites: 5
  • Kirkland's Cabin: 16.4 mi
  • KIrkland’s Fishing Cabin: 16.5 mi
  • Modlin’s Cabin: 17.0 mi
  • Eagle Spirit: 17.9 mi
  • Piercing Arrow: 17.9 mi
Artworks: 2
  • A Friend: 17.0 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 17.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • El Dorado Springs Historical Spring: 13.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The MoundSSE 162°333 m18.2 mi
Bald HillS 184°310 m23.7 mi
Scott HillS 179°309 m25.0 mi
Hyder HillSSW 202°297 m17.7 mi
Chapel HillS 181°296 m21.0 mi
Spangler HillWNW 292°293 m1.3 mi
Mayes HillWSW 241°291 m3.8 mi
Marland HillS 185°284 m2.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:27
June solstice05:5420:0220:41
September equinox07:0418:3919:14
December solstice07:2816:1917:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323646566675797869584535
Precip in1.92.12.84.65.55.14.63.84.03.53.12.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Osceola, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358067860

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