Saltpeter Bluff
Saltpeter Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 245 m. Buffalo Knob stands 305 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodson Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 1.3 miles off. 144 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 245 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 6.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 20.6 mi off the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route, National
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Deck · 18 mi
- Mark Decker Platform · 18 mi
- Cross Point · 23 mi
- Eagle Roost Overlook · 25 mi
144 named places within 25 miles
- Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge: 3.5 mi
- Page Branch Park: 5.2 mi
- Upper Mississippi River State Wildlife Manag: 5.7 mi
- La Crosse Park: 6.0 mi
- Elsberry City Park: 6.1 mi
- Woodson Knob: 1.5 mi
- Purtle Knob: 2.1 mi
- Owens Knob: 3.7 mi
- Harris Knob: 4.1 mi
- Forgey Knob: 4.6 mi
- Prairie Slough Conservation Area: 5.7 mi
- William G. and Erma Parke White Memorial Wildlife Area: 10.2 mi
- Skip Anderson Big Timber Preservation Area: 12.1 mi
- David Kessler Memorial Wildlife Area: 12.8 mi
- Vonaventure Memorial Forest and Wildlife Area: 13.7 mi
- Mozier Landing Site: 5.4 mi
- Westport Island: 6.3 mi
- Gilead Gap: 10.5 mi
- Large Stag Island: 13.4 mi
- Jim Crow Island: 14.3 mi
- Sterling Landing: 11.8 mi
- Burr Oak: 13.2 mi
- Hobart: 14.0 mi
- Mashek: 20.7 mi
- Booth: 22.1 mi
- Lane Spring: 13.2 mi
- Copper Spring: 16.6 mi
- Cave Spring: 18.1 mi
- Parsons Spring: 20.1 mi
- Uncle Sammys Spring: 20.8 mi
- Center for American Archeology Museum: 12.9 mi
- Harman House Museum: 14.3 mi
- James Beauchamp Clark House: 20.0 mi
- Perrins Ledge: 13.4 mi
- Frenchmans Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Goat Cliff: 23.9 mi
- Mushroom Farm: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Saltpeter Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Knob | WNW 284° | 305 m | 11.9 mi |
| Springston Knob | W 272° | 280 m | 6.3 mi |
| Ben Watts Knob | WNW 294° | 275 m | 6.3 mi |
| Tedlock Knob | W 270° | 275 m | 6.6 mi |
| Long Knob | NW 315° | 267 m | 11.5 mi |
| Dale Knob | W 278° | 263 m | 5.3 mi |
| Tower Knob | NW 321° | 259 m | 8.2 mi |
| Purtle Knob | WSW 239° | 257 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
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 | 29 | 33 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elsberry 1 S, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358041332
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