Sorters Bluff
Sorters Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 266 m. Graveyard Hill stands 379 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Stockton State Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 29 miles off. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 266 m
How to reach it
- 28.7 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 68.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
102 named places within 25 miles
- Stockton State Park: 0.6 mi
- Hawker Point Public Use Area: 1.2 mi
- Mutton Creek North Access: 4.1 mi
- Masters Park: 4.3 mi
- Crabtree Cove Public Use Area: 4.3 mi
- Wasson Bluff: 1.3 mi
- Rudledge Bluff: 2.0 mi
- Downs Bluff: 3.3 mi
- Perkins Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Mill Bluff: 5.6 mi
- Chapel Hill: 1.2 mi
- King Hill: 2.7 mi
- Bald Hill: 3.6 mi
- Scott Hill: 4.0 mi
- The Mound: 6.1 mi
- Stony Point Prairie Conservation Area: 15.2 mi
- Pearl Creek Farm: 23.0 mi
- Schuette Prairie: 23.7 mi
- Polk County Museum: 19.0 mi
- Community Garden: 19.3 mi
- El Dorado Springs Historical Spring: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sorters Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graveyard Hill | ESE 104° | 379 m | 24.8 mi |
| Sand Mountain | SE 146° | 369 m | 21.8 mi |
| The Mound | S 189° | 352 m | 20.5 mi |
| Bryant Mound | S 186° | 351 m | 19.8 mi |
| The Mound | NE 53° | 333 m | 6.1 mi |
| Grisham Knob | ESE 117° | 327 m | 17.9 mi |
| Turkey Knob | ESE 115° | 326 m | 14.3 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SSE 151° | 323 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:01 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358042172
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