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Tunnel Bluff

Tunnel Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Tunnel Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 142 m. Stegall Mountain stands 409 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. Great River Road passes 81 miles off. 123 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
142 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.81500, -90.94556

123 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 30
  • Twin Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Malden Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Fiddler Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Mint Spring: 15.0 mi
Peaks: 30
Parks: 23
Ghost towns: 20
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 2
  • Float Camp: 11.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
Attractions: 1
Museums: 1
  • Ellsinore Pioneer Museum: 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rocky Falls: 24.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stegall MountainNW 322°409 m23.0 mi
Thorny MountainNNW 326°405 m23.2 mi
Mule MountainNW 320°403 m23.7 mi
Roebell MountainNNW 331°342 m22.6 mi
Little Thorny MountainNNW 327°324 m21.5 mi
Cardareva MountainNNW 336°314 m24.1 mi
Russell MountainNNW 334°311 m24.0 mi
Bear MountainNNE 27°295 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4219:16
June solstice05:4619:4820:27
September equinox06:5218:2819:02
December solstice07:1416:1116:52

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947576675797870584738
Precip in3.43.84.75.65.73.54.63.83.73.94.94.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Doniphan, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358066350

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