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Robinson Bluff

Robinson Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Robinson Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 242 m. Buford Mountain stands 531 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Springs, a spring 1.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 24 miles off. 165 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
242 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.01255, -90.62763

165 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 51
  • Bezidek Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Vinegar Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Bald Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Murrill Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Blackjack Hill: 10.8 mi
Parks: 46
  • Sunrise Lake Park: 5.4 mi
  • Bonne Terre Park: 6.8 mi
  • Valle Lake Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Lakeview Park: 8.0 mi
  • Walther Park: 8.3 mi
Historic sites: 19
  • War Memorial: 5.6 mi
  • Bonnie "Willow" Shiun: 8.5 mi
  • Dedicated In Memory of Bryan L. Weeks: 10.3 mi
  • In Memory of Jason Wright: 10.4 mi
  • In Loving Memory of Jay Koen: 10.4 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 6
  • Blue Springs: 1.3 mi
  • Skaggs Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Cold Springs Spring House: 17.4 mi
  • Beecher Spring: 23.4 mi
  • La Hae Spring: 24.3 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Sunrise Lake Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Pim Lake Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Monsanto Lake Beach: 15.5 mi
  • TL Waterfront: 17.0 mi
  • LKW Waterfront: 17.0 mi
Museums: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Pontoon Rides: 17.0 mi
  • Old Time Flea Market: 17.3 mi
  • Sandy Creek Covered Bridge: 20.2 mi
  • Memorial: 25.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Flyleaf: 3.4 mi
  • Educational Garden: 16.9 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Hawkins Cove Natural Bridge: 16.7 mi
  • Double Arch: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Bloomsdale Rest Area (Northbound): 20.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buford MountainS 189°531 m22.1 mi
Brown MountainS 176°501 m22.9 mi
Johnson MountainSW 216°501 m24.4 mi
Stono MountainSSE 168°499 m20.8 mi
Wolf MountainS 174°481 m22.8 mi
Bald KnobSSW 192°479 m21.0 mi
Pruitt MountainSSW 211°478 m22.0 mi
Middlebrook HillS 185°478 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:4119:5020:29
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1616:0616:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313544556472767567574535
Precip in2.82.74.15.15.34.13.64.03.93.13.73.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Potosi 4 SW, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358069646

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