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Twin Cliffs

Twin Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Twin Cliffs is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 202 m. Middle Mountain stands 469 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Hill, a peak 3.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 28 miles off. 174 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
202 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.10005, -90.76624

Overlooks nearby

174 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 50
  • City Soccer Park: 10.6 mi
  • Spross Park: 11.3 mi
  • Walther Park: 11.3 mi
  • Benton Park: 11.4 mi
  • Joachim Park: 11.8 mi
Peaks: 32
  • Bald Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Berry Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Sandy Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Bezidek Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Vinegar Hill: 13.7 mi
Historic sites: 20
  • War Memorial: 5.1 mi
  • Bonnie "Willow" Shiun: 11.5 mi
  • Dedicated In Memory of Bryan L. Weeks: 12.4 mi
  • In Loving Memory of Jay Koen: 12.5 mi
  • In Memory of Jay Koen: 12.5 mi
Springs: 17
  • Blue Springs: 11.0 mi
  • Cold Springs Spring House: 13.8 mi
  • Hamilton Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Pratt Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Beecher Spring: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 6
  • Pontoon Rides: 13.7 mi
  • Sandy Creek Covered Bridge: 18.7 mi
  • Meramec Caverns: 20.2 mi
  • Meremec Caverns: 20.2 mi
  • Old Bus Stop and Gallery Route 66: 21.0 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Sunrise Lake Beach: 13.0 mi
  • LKW Waterfront: 13.6 mi
  • TL Waterfront: 13.7 mi
  • Pim Lake Beach: 24.3 mi
  • Monsanto Lake Beach: 24.6 mi
Museums: 5
Gardens: 2
  • Flyleaf: 11.8 mi
  • Educational Garden: 13.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Saint Clair Rest Area (Westbound): 21.3 mi
  • Saint Clair Rest Area (Eastbound): 21.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hawkins Cove Natural Bridge: 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Middle MountainSSE 155°469 m24.1 mi
Simms MountainSSE 152°451 m23.7 mi
Little Pilot KnobSW 234°428 m14.1 mi
Sulphur MountainSSE 157°416 m24.5 mi
Flint HillWSW 244°403 m15.4 mi
Litton HillWSW 242°384 m13.8 mi
Blackjack HillS 177°374 m14.4 mi
Hughes MountainS 171°366 m20.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:4119:5120:30
September equinox06:5218:2719:02
December solstice07:1716:0616:47

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, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358052945

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