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Shoot-in Bluff

Shoot-in Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Shoot-in Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 242 m. Johnson Mountain stands 501 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Bluff, a cliff 0.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 32 miles off. 170 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
242 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.04838, -90.82041

Overlooks nearby

Around it

170 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 42
  • Benton Park: 8.0 mi
  • Thurman Park: 8.6 mi
  • Potosi City Park: 9.1 mi
  • City Soccer Park: 14.5 mi
  • Walther Park: 15.0 mi
Peaks: 35
  • Berry Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Sandy Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Bald Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Bezidek Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Litton Hill: 9.7 mi
Springs: 22
  • Cold Springs Spring House: 9.2 mi
  • Blue Springs: 12.0 mi
  • Beecher Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Harmon Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Hamilton Spring: 15.7 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • War Memorial: 8.3 mi
  • Hawkins Homestead: 8.7 mi
  • In Loving Memory of Jason J Tonneas: 9.1 mi
  • In Loving Memory of Jay Koen: 9.1 mi
  • In Memory of Jay Koen: 9.1 mi
Ghost towns: 14
Cliffs: 10
Nature reserves: 8
Beaches: 6
  • LKW Waterfront: 9.0 mi
  • TL Waterfront: 9.1 mi
  • Sunrise Lake Beach: 15.5 mi
  • Chapel Hill Beach: 22.4 mi
  • Pim Lake Beach: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Pontoon Rides: 9.1 mi
  • Meramec Caverns: 19.9 mi
  • Meremec Caverns: 19.9 mi
  • Canoehenge: 21.7 mi
  • Old Bus Stop and Gallery Route 66: 22.7 mi
Museums: 4
  • Space Museum: 17.0 mi
  • Bonne Terre Mine: 17.0 mi
  • St Clair Historical Museum: 22.2 mi
  • Powerhouse: 22.4 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Educational Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Flyleaf: 11.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Saint Clair Rest Area (Eastbound): 22.2 mi
  • Saint Clair Rest Area (Westbound): 22.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hawkins Cove Natural Bridge: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson MountainS 190°501 m22.5 mi
Bald KnobSSE 165°479 m23.8 mi
Pruitt MountainS 182°478 m21.4 mi
Middle MountainSE 144°469 m22.5 mi
Simms MountainSE 141°451 m22.3 mi
Logan MountainS 179°449 m21.9 mi
Little Pilot KnobWSW 242°428 m9.7 mi
Sulphur MountainSSE 146°416 m22.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:15
June solstice05:4219:5120:30
September equinox06:5218:2719:02
December solstice07:1716:0616:48

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, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358053198

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