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King Bluff

King Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

King Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 201 m. Rocky Mount stands 301 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Toby Spring, a spring 4.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 126 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
201 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.16381, -92.95498

92 named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 33
Parks: 23
  • Mansfield Forest Conservation Area: 13.1 mi
  • Camdenton Towersite State Wildlife Management Area: 13.4 mi
  • Camdenton City Park: 14.6 mi
  • Linn Creek Memorial Park: 15.8 mi
  • Jack Thornhill Fitness Park: 15.9 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Morg Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Baydy Peak: 14.3 mi
  • Deers Leap Hill: 16.4 mi
  • Great Blue Heron Hill: 16.6 mi
  • Wilson Hill: 17.1 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Bridal Cave: 13.1 mi
  • Ozark Distillery: 13.6 mi
  • Jacob's Cave: 14.2 mi
  • Water Tower: 16.6 mi
  • The History Tree: 17.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Toby Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Ha Ha Tonka Springs: 16.6 mi
  • Mosier Spring: 16.9 mi
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Castle: 16.4 mi
  • Original Osage Plant Turbine: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Welcome to Lake of the Ozarks: 18.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky MountNE 54°300.5 m19.2 mi
Wilson HillENE 77°261 m17.1 mi
Indian HillW 267°258 m24.6 mi
Deers Leap HillSE 142°255 m16.4 mi
Morg HillSSE 157°250 m7.1 mi
Mockingbird HillW 269°245 m23.5 mi
Great Blue Heron HillE 84°242 m16.6 mi
Baydy PeakE 94°221 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:24
June solstice05:5020:0020:39
September equinox07:0018:3619:11
December solstice07:2516:1416:56

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353948586675807871604939
Precip in2.12.13.05.05.54.23.84.24.23.43.02.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeside, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1514028036

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