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Morris Bluff

Morris Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Morris Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 279 m. Anderson Mountain stands 552 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Aunts Creek Beach, a beach 1.6 miles away. Ozark Mountain Highroad passes 9.5 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
279 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.66590, -93.48936

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Cliffs: 30
Museums: 23
  • World's Largest Toy Museum: 11.3 mi
  • Dinosaur Museum: 11.3 mi
  • Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium: 11.6 mi
  • Titanic Museum: 11.8 mi
  • Hollywood Wax Museum: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 21
Ghost towns: 10
Springs: 10
  • Carney Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Gum Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Hilton Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Roaring River Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Magnetic Springs: 22.2 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Lest We Forget 9/11 Memorial: 14.3 mi
  • The Missouri Gold Star Families Memorial: 14.4 mi
  • Veteran's Grove: 14.4 mi
  • Civil War Healing: 22.9 mi
Artworks: 4
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 16.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Anderson MountainS 180°552 m24.0 mi
Miller MountainS 178°532 m24.0 mi
Brushy KnobsS 189°531 m19.6 mi
Brother KnobsS 187°526 m19.2 mi
Wilkins MountainS 185°512 m19.7 mi
Fort MountainS 184°509 m20.8 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWSW 238°503 m23.9 mi
PinnacleS 174°503 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5219:26
June solstice05:5619:5820:37
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:2316:2217:02

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333846566574787769574636
Precip in2.52.74.45.15.54.34.13.04.33.74.32.7

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358064367

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