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Winkle Bluff

Winkle Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Winkle Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 285 m. Sand Mountain stands 369 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoyle Bluff, a cliff 0.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 15 miles off. 94 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
285 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.40699, -93.78660

94 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 32
  • Greenfield Public Use Area: 2.9 mi
  • Toney Park: 3.2 mi
  • Ruark Bluff Park: 8.3 mi
  • Mutton Creek Park: 8.9 mi
  • Mutton Creek North Access: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 21
Peaks: 17
  • Bracket Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Sand Mountain: 4.4 mi
  • Bryant Mound: 6.1 mi
  • The Mound: 6.8 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 8.1 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Nature reserves: 6
Museums: 2
  • Gay Parita Sinclair Gas Station: 15.8 mi
  • Jones Memorial Chapel & Museum: 20.3 mi
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Truck Parking: 18.7 mi
  • Truck Parking: 18.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Community Garden: 24.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Martin Luther King Jr Memorial: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand MountainESE 108°369 m14.2 mi
The MoundSSW 197°352 m6.8 mi
Bryant MoundS 186°351 m6.1 mi
The MoundNNE 20°333 m18.5 mi
Grisham KnobENE 72°327 m18.1 mi
Turkey KnobENE 62°326 m16.2 mi
Bunker HillENE 75°323 m8.1 mi
Sand MountainNNE 15°321 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:27
June solstice05:5520:0120:40
September equinox07:0418:3919:14
December solstice07:2716:2117:01

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333746566574797869584636
Precip in2.22.23.65.16.25.44.53.74.73.63.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lockwood, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358046032

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