Oswalt Bluff
Oswalt Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 309 m. Anderson Mountain stands 552 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Rope Swings, a cliff 0.2 miles away. Ozark Mountain Highroad passes 9.9 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 309 m
How to reach it
- 9.9 mi off the Ozark Mountain Highroad
- 14.9 mi off the Ozark Mountain Parkway
- 15.3 mi off the Sugar Camp Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Joe Bald Park: 2.4 mi
- Aunts Creek Public Use Area: 2.9 mi
- Aunts Creek Park: 3.0 mi
- Mill Creek Public Use Area: 4.0 mi
- Mill Creek Park: 4.0 mi
- Naked Joe Bald: 2.2 mi
- Little Joe Bald: 2.2 mi
- Bread Tray Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Big Joe Bald: 5.4 mi
- Shell Knob: 5.8 mi
- Rope Swings: 0.2 mi
- Philibert Bluff: 1.0 mi
- Morris Bluff: 2.0 mi
- Evans Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Mobley Bluff: 3.7 mi
- World's Largest Toy Museum: 11.3 mi
- Dinosaur Museum: 11.3 mi
- Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium: 11.5 mi
- Titanic Museum: 11.7 mi
- Hollywood Wax Museum: 11.8 mi
- Frisco Silver Dollar Line: 8.5 mi
- Frisco Silver Dollar Line: 8.6 mi
- Frisco Silver Dollar Line: 8.6 mi
- Frisco Silver Dollar Line: 8.7 mi
- Thunderation: 8.7 mi
- Radical: 4.1 mi
- Flag: 10.6 mi
- Cedar Valley: 12.9 mi
- Hailey: 13.1 mi
- Melva: 16.0 mi
- Carney Spring: 14.0 mi
- Gum Spring: 15.2 mi
- Roaring River Spring: 19.2 mi
- Hilton Spring: 20.3 mi
- Magnetic Springs: 20.6 mi
- Pilot Knob Conservation Area: 7.6 mi
- Shepherd of the Hills Fish Hatchery: 10.9 mi
- White River Balds Natural Area: 11.1 mi
- Ruth and Paul Henning Conservation Area: 11.1 mi
- Lakeside Forest Wilderness Area: 13.5 mi
- Lest We Forget 9/11 Memorial: 14.0 mi
- Veteran's Grove: 14.1 mi
- The Missouri Gold Star Families Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Civil War Healing: 21.3 mi
- Berlin Wall Segment: 20.3 mi
- Christ of the Ozarks: 20.4 mi
- Art Wall: 21.3 mi
- Humpty Dumpty Statue: 21.3 mi
- Aunts Creek Beach: 2.9 mi
- Don's Island: 8.7 mi
- Moonshine Beach: 10.2 mi
- StoneBridge Pavilion: 10.6 mi
- Lakeside Forest Trails: 13.5 mi
- Scripture Garden: 13.8 mi
- Pa's Posey Patch: 21.0 mi
- Natural Bridge: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oswalt Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Mountain | S 180° | 552 m | 22.0 mi |
| Pond Mountain | SW 218° | 542 m | 24.1 mi |
| Crystal Mountain | S 181° | 539 m | 24.0 mi |
| Potato Hill | S 180° | 537 m | 25.0 mi |
| Miller Mountain | S 178° | 532 m | 22.0 mi |
| Brushy Knobs | S 190° | 531 m | 17.7 mi |
| Brother Knobs | S 187° | 526 m | 17.2 mi |
| Grindstone Mountain | SW 220° | 524 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:22 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galena, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358064613
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- Branson · 13 mi
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