Paint Rock Bluff
Paint Rock Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 222 m. Clark Mountain stands 439 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Gravel Spring, a spring less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 85 miles off. 146 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 222 m
How to reach it
- 84.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
146 named places within 25 miles
- Cardareva Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Russell Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Roebell Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Little Thorny Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Buttin Rock Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Gravel Spring: 0.0 mi
- Blue Spring: 6.2 mi
- Mill Creek Spring: 6.7 mi
- Powder Mill Spring: 7.4 mi
- Cove Spring: 7.6 mi
- Cardareva Bluff: 3.6 mi
- Cardareva Bluff: 3.6 mi
- Buttin Rock: 6.6 mi
- Bass Rock: 8.6 mi
- Martin Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Logyard Campsite: 3.9 mi
- Chilton Creek Campsite: 4.5 mi
- Roberts Field Campsite: 6.1 mi
- Peck Ranch State Wildlife Management Area: 7.6 mi
- Watercress Spring Camp: 9.0 mi
- Skyline Roadside Park: 12.3 mi
- Round Spring: 21.8 mi
- Sinking Creek Day Use Area: 22.7 mi
- Beach 3: 15.6 mi
- Beach 2: 15.6 mi
- Beach 3: 15.7 mi
- Powder Mill Cave Natural Area: 7.6 mi
- Joshua T. Chilton Memorial Access: 16.2 mi
- Big Spring: 12.6 mi
- Cross Country Trail Rides: 15.9 mi
- Turner Natural Bridge: 19.0 mi
- Round Spring Natural Bridge: 21.9 mi
- Rocky Falls: 8.5 mi
- Horseshoe Horse: 16.4 mi
- Jesse James 1st train robbery: 21.5 mi
- Ellsinore Pioneer Museum: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Paint Rock Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Mountain | ENE 78° | 439 m | 22.4 mi |
| Stegall Mountain | WSW 246° | 409 m | 8.3 mi |
| Thorny Mountain | WSW 251° | 405 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mule Mountain | WSW 249° | 403 m | 9.6 mi |
| Finley Mountain | ENE 73° | 386 m | 18.8 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | WNW 294° | 385 m | 10.3 mi |
| Coot Mountain | WNW 287° | 379 m | 10.9 mi |
| Tip Top Mountain | WNW 300° | 377 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:11 | 16:51 |
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 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clearwater DAM, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1384674578
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