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Normal Fault in cliff

Normal Fault in cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Normal Fault in cliff is a cliff in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 274 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south, 11 miles off. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 12 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

N of freeway at this point is an obvious fault: Diagonal slippage by about 3-4 feet, with the west side lower than the east. Visible in the Bethany Falls LS (low cliff near road) and also the Winterset LS (upper cliff). See linked website (p. 17).

The record

What the record says

Height
1 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.93781, -94.46674

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Parks
  • Bannister Park: 1.7 mi
  • Clark-Ketterman Athletic Field Park: 1.7 mi
  • Iser Park: 1.9 mi
  • Sycamore Park: 2.1 mi
  • James A. Reed Park: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Ruskin Heights Tornado Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • Alfred Benjamin Memorial: 6.1 mi
  • Brooking Cemetery: 6.1 mi
  • American Legion Memorial II: 6.2 mi
  • Historical Marker: 6.2 mi
Attractions
  • Natural Bridge: 3.6 mi
  • Chimpanzees: 5.1 mi
  • Black-footed Cats: 5.2 mi
  • Fennec Fox: 5.2 mi
  • Rhinoceros: 5.2 mi
Museums
  • Truman Farm Home: 4.3 mi
  • Grandview Train Museum: 4.8 mi
  • Raytown Historical Society & Museum: 4.9 mi
  • Lee's Summit History Museum: 5.1 mi
  • Battle of Westport Visitor Center: 6.2 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 36
  • Monarch Waystation: 5.3 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Manheim Gardens: 9.6 mi
  • Rose Garden: 9.6 mi
  • The Q Garden;Quilombo: 10.0 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Peaks: 17
  • Bowler Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Miller Hill: 10.9 mi
  • Overland Park: 12.1 mi
  • Overland Park: 12.1 mi
  • Minter Hill: 13.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Turkey Creek Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Line Creek Double Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Cedar Lake Falls: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Swimming Beach: 8.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pioneer Spring: 11.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miller HillS 171°342 m10.9 mi
Bowler HillSE 132°330 m5.2 mi
Brookhart HillSSE 164°309 m22.3 mi
Kohler HillSSE 155°307 m22.3 mi
Rattlesnake HillE 88°306 m16.8 mi
Staley MoundSE 138°299 m21.6 mi
Schindorff HillSE 140°297 m20.0 mi
Snowball HillSSE 166°295 m22.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5320:0720:47
September equinox07:0618:4119:17
December solstice07:3416:1817:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313545566575797769574535
Precip in1.01.42.14.25.75.04.64.53.13.42.11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lees Summit Muni AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12783087709

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