Twin Rocks
Twin Rocks is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 176 m. Indian House Mounds stands 328 m to the south-southeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Gascondy, a ghost town 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 94 miles off. 108 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 176 m
How to reach it
- 94.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 22.3 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 86.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
108 named places within 25 miles
- Maries County Memorial Park: 8.5 mi
- Spring Creek Gap Roadside Park: 11.1 mi
- Meta City Park: 16.5 mi
- Countryside Park: 18.7 mi
- Buschman Park: 19.7 mi
- Hatchee: 4.4 mi
- Pilot Knob: 4.5 mi
- House Mounds: 6.8 mi
- House Mounds: 7.6 mi
- Indian House Mounds: 9.8 mi
- Spring Creek Gap Conservation Area: 10.4 mi
- Painted Rock Conservation Area: 15.4 mi
- Mari-Osa Access: 16.2 mi
- Clifty Creek Natural Area: 18.6 mi
- Clifty Creek Conservation Area: 19.0 mi
- Gascondy: 0.6 mi
- Dingley: 9.8 mi
- Feuersville: 12.3 mi
- Leduc: 15.8 mi
- Ryors: 15.9 mi
- Keeney Bluff: 1.3 mi
- Matt Bluff: 1.6 mi
- Fish Hollow Bluff: 2.6 mi
- Cave Bluff: 3.1 mi
- Hatchee Bluff: 4.0 mi
- Cote Sans Dessin: 21.5 mi
- Rt 66 Museum of Phelps Co., - Mule Trading Post: 22.9 mi
- 563: 23.7 mi
- 1501: 23.7 mi
- Jack Carney Puck and Plaza: 23.8 mi
- Jesus Statue: 23.5 mi
- Saint Patrick Statue: 23.7 mi
- Gary Havener Statue: 23.8 mi
- Millennium People: 23.9 mi
- Millennium People: 23.9 mi
- Meyers Spring: 3.3 mi
- Clifty Spring: 18.1 mi
- Museum of Missouri Military History: 21.2 mi
- Phelps County Historical Society: 24.3 mi
- Missouri S&T Stonehenge: 23.6 mi
- Rolla Inn: 24.2 mi
- Truck Parking: 24.0 mi
- Truck Parking: 24.1 mi
- Clifty Creek Natural Bridge: 18.6 mi
- Gary Thomas Memorial Garden: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Twin Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian House Mounds | SSE 153° | 328 m | 9.8 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NE 51° | 300 m | 4.5 mi |
| Pilot Knob | S 170° | 286 m | 17.3 mi |
| Cave Hill | NE 50° | 280 m | 20.8 mi |
| High Point Hill | W 268° | 279 m | 16.0 mi |
| Thompson Hill | W 264° | 252 m | 16.9 mi |
| House Mounds | SW 217° | 250 m | 6.8 mi |
| Cedar Hill | ENE 68° | 247 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:10 | 16:51 |
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 | 34 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vienna 2 WNW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358053195
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