Cliff · Missouri
Sutton Bluff
Sutton Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 359 m. Taum Sauk Mountain stands 538 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Cooks Spring, a spring 1.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 65 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 359 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.47436, -91.01025
- 64.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Goggins Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Lee Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Round Hill: 9.9 mi
- Panther Hill: 10.3 mi
- Johnston Mountain: 10.9 mi
Springs: 26
- Cooks Spring: 1.8 mi
- Session Spring: 2.2 mi
- Reeds Spring: 4.4 mi
- Double Springs Hollow: 4.6 mi
- Cooks Spring: 4.8 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Clarady Bluff: 5.5 mi
- Coil Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Council Bluffs: 19.1 mi
- Upper Dugan Bluff: 21.6 mi
- Bee Bluff: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 16
- Dairyville: 9.6 mi
- Pinkley: 10.3 mi
- Buick: 11.2 mi
- Alamode: 11.2 mi
- Marcoot: 14.7 mi
Parks: 12
- Camp Tom Sauk: 10.8 mi
- Sinkin Experimental Forest: 14.2 mi
- Loggers Lake Recreation Area: 14.9 mi
- Highway K Public Use Area: 16.8 mi
- Scotia Demonstration Area: 17.3 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Ozark Trail Southern John Roth Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Ozark Trail Northern John Roth Memorial: 15.5 mi
- Fort Davidson: 22.6 mi
- Jesse James 1st train robbery: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Johnson Shut-Ins: 10.5 mi
- Wolf Pen Hollow Waterfall: 13.3 mi
- Mina Sauk Falls: 16.0 mi
Museums: 2
- Taum Sauk Nature Museum: 10.5 mi
- Battle of Pilot Knob Museum: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Skyline Roadside Park: 13.4 mi
- Sinking Creek Day Use Area: 24.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Turner Natural Bridge: 12.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Chapel Hill Beach: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Tip Top Roadside Park: 19.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Powder Mill Cave Natural Area: 21.5 mi
Attractions: 1
- Memorial: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Sutton Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taum Sauk Mountain | ENE 66° | 538 m | 16.8 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | ENE 65° | 536 m | 15.4 mi |
| Buford Mountain | NE 49° | 531 m | 23.3 mi |
| Russell Mountain | ENE 68° | 524 m | 18.6 mi |
| Bell Mountain | NE 37° | 519 m | 13.1 mi |
| Proffit Mountain | ENE 62° | 519 m | 14.1 mi |
| Ketcherside Mountain | E 80° | 515 m | 19.0 mi |
| Hogan Mountain | E 79° | 513 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:09 | 16:50 |
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 | 33 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clearwater DAM, 27 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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