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Virgin Bluff

Virgin Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Virgin Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 301 m. Brushy Knobs stands 531 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Highway Thirteen Public Use Area, a park 1.5 miles away. Ozark Mountain Highroad passes 11 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
301 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.70367, -93.51047

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Cliffs: 24
Museums: 23
  • World's Largest Toy Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Dinosaur Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium: 13.4 mi
  • Titanic Museum: 13.5 mi
  • Hollywood Wax Museum: 13.7 mi
Attractions: 21
Ghost towns: 11
Springs: 10
  • Carney Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Gum Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Hilton Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Roaring River Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Magnetic Springs: 23.7 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Lest We Forget 9/11 Memorial: 16.2 mi
  • The Missouri Gold Star Families Memorial: 16.4 mi
  • Veteran's Grove: 16.4 mi
  • Civil War Healing: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 4
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 16.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brushy KnobsS 185°531 m22.1 mi
Brother KnobsS 183°526 m21.7 mi
Wilkins MountainS 181°512 m22.3 mi
Fort MountainS 181°509 m23.4 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSW 231°503 m24.4 mi
Indigo KnobS 185°484 m22.9 mi
Saunders HeightsS 187°481 m22.3 mi
Panorama PointSW 231°478 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:26
June solstice05:5619:5820:37
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:2416:2217:02

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333846566574787769574636
Precip in2.52.74.45.15.54.34.13.04.33.74.32.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galena, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358065263

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