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Normal Fault in cliff

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Elevation, modelled
274 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Miller Hill342 m · 10.9 mi
Nearest byway
Frontier Military Historic Byway11.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:47local time
Coordinates
38.9378, -94.4667
Normal Fault in cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Normal Fault in cliff is a cliff in Missouri, at a modelled 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).

Height
1 m

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

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Peaks: 17
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
Springs: 1
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).

Months averaging 5080 °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.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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