Riley Bluff
Riley Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 195 m. Rocky Mount stands 301 m to the northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Stark Caverns, a attraction 3.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 132 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 195 m
How to reach it
- 132.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 113.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 33.3 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
78 named places within 25 miles
- Scenic Overlook Park: 3.7 mi
- Osage Beach City Park: 6.4 mi
- Rocky Mount Towersite State Wildlife Area: 6.7 mi
- Osage Beach City Park: 7.3 mi
- Saline Valley State Wildlife Area: 7.4 mi
- Cedar Bluffs: 6.9 mi
- Carrot Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Lyons Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Boone Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Wilson Hill: 4.6 mi
- Great Blue Heron Hill: 5.7 mi
- Rocky Mount: 8.3 mi
- Baydy Peak: 9.3 mi
- Buck Knob: 10.2 mi
- Saline Valley Conservation Area: 7.5 mi
- Coffman Beach Access: 9.2 mi
- Gravois Mills Access: 14.6 mi
- Proctor Towersite: 19.4 mi
- Scrivner Road Conservation Area: 19.5 mi
- Stark Caverns: 3.4 mi
- The History Tree: 4.8 mi
- Ozark Distillery: 10.5 mi
- Jacob's Cave: 16.4 mi
- Bridal Cave: 19.3 mi
- Ha Ha Tonka Springs: 21.3 mi
- Toby Spring: 22.7 mi
- Mosier Spring: 24.9 mi
- Original Osage Plant Turbine: 3.7 mi
- Castle: 21.2 mi
- Welcome to Lake of the Ozarks: 4.5 mi
- Grand Glaize Beach: 10.2 mi
- Camden County Museum: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Riley Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mount | NW 318° | 300.5 m | 8.3 mi |
| High Point | ESE 103° | 288 m | 11.8 mi |
| High Point Hill | E 82° | 279 m | 22.5 mi |
| Buck Knob | E 91° | 268 m | 10.2 mi |
| Wilson Hill | WSW 254° | 261 m | 4.6 mi |
| Deers Leap Hill | SSW 211° | 255 m | 21.3 mi |
| Thompson Hill | E 85° | 252 m | 21.6 mi |
| Morg Hill | WSW 238° | 250 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeside, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358040270
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