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White Rock Bluff

White Rock Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

White Rock Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 311 m. Lead Hill stands 495 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Piney River Narrows Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 114 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
311 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.31889, -92.00722

70 named places within 25 miles

Ghost towns: 18
Springs: 14
  • Dripping Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Mineral Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Burnett Spring: 11.5 mi
Parks: 10
  • Emmet Kelly Park: 3.0 mi
  • Larson State Wildlife Management Area: 13.4 mi
  • Alumni Memorial Park: 18.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 18.9 mi
  • Ina Crandall Children's Park: 19.0 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Lead Hill: 16.4 mi
  • Bald Knob Mountain: 19.6 mi
  • Cabbage Head: 20.3 mi
  • Queens Mountain: 21.8 mi
  • King Mountain: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 1
  • Texas County Museum of Art: 14.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Paddy Creek Natural Arch: 16.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Welch Spring Hospital: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lead HillSW 219°495 m16.4 mi
King MountainSSE 166°463 m22.5 mi
Queens MountainSSE 163°446 m21.8 mi
Tater HillS 191°438 m24.2 mi
Bald Knob MountainSW 223°434 m19.6 mi
Cabbage HeadN 355°332 m20.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4919:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:1916:1416:55

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333846566573777668574637
Precip in2.72.53.85.05.44.23.84.34.23.54.42.9

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358051747

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