Rudledge Bluff
Rudledge Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 264 m. Sand Mountain stands 369 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wasson Bluff, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 30 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 264 m
How to reach it
- 30.5 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 68.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
100 named places within 25 miles
- Hawker Point Public Use Area: 1.9 mi
- Stockton State Park: 2.2 mi
- Orleans Trail Public Use Area: 2.7 mi
- Crabtree Cove Public Use Area: 2.9 mi
- Stockton Public Use Area: 3.6 mi
- Wasson Bluff: 0.7 mi
- Sorters Bluff: 2.0 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Downs Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Gravel Bluff: 6.2 mi
- King Hill: 1.1 mi
- Chapel Hill: 1.7 mi
- Bald Hill: 4.6 mi
- Scott Hill: 5.7 mi
- The Mound: 6.2 mi
- Stony Point Prairie Conservation Area: 15.0 mi
- Pearl Creek Farm: 24.9 mi
- Polk County Museum: 20.0 mi
- Community Garden: 20.4 mi
- El Dorado Springs Historical Spring: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rudledge Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Mountain | SSE 146° | 369 m | 23.7 mi |
| The Mound | S 186° | 352 m | 22.1 mi |
| Bryant Mound | S 183° | 351 m | 21.5 mi |
| The Mound | ENE 71° | 333 m | 6.2 mi |
| Grisham Knob | ESE 120° | 327 m | 19.6 mi |
| Turkey Knob | ESE 119° | 326 m | 15.9 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SSE 151° | 323 m | 15.2 mi |
| Sand Mountain | S 176° | 321 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stockton DAM, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358040622
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