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Wasson Bluff

Wasson Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Wasson Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 264 m. Sand Mountain stands 369 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rudledge Bluff, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 30 miles off. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
264 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.62198, -93.77188

102 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 31
  • Hawker Point Public Use Area: 1.4 mi
  • Stockton State Park: 1.5 mi
  • Crabtree Cove Public Use Area: 3.3 mi
  • Orleans Trail Public Use Area: 3.4 mi
  • Stockton Public Use Area: 4.3 mi
Cliffs: 29
Peaks: 24
  • Chapel Hill: 1.3 mi
  • King Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Bald Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Scott Hill: 5.1 mi
  • The Mound: 6.0 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Museums: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Community Garden: 19.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • El Dorado Springs Historical Spring: 22.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand MountainSSE 147°369 m23.0 mi
The MoundS 187°352 m21.5 mi
Bryant MoundS 184°351 m20.9 mi
The MoundENE 65°333 m6.0 mi
Grisham KnobESE 120°327 m18.9 mi
Turkey KnobESE 118°326 m15.3 mi
Bunker HillSSE 151°323 m14.5 mi
Sand MountainS 178°321 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:27
June solstice05:5520:0220:41
September equinox07:0418:3919:14
December solstice07:2716:2017:01

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333847576676807971594838
Precip in1.92.13.14.85.95.14.33.64.13.93.42.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stockton DAM, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358045254

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