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Winterset Limestone Cliffs

Winterset Limestone Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Winterset Limestone Cliffs is a cliff in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 275 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bethany Falls & Middle Creek Limestone Outcrop, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Cliff Drive passes 12 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Immediately on both sides of the 350 Hwy (westbound) at this point are outcrops of Winterset Limestone, Dennis Formation, Upper Bronson Subgroup, Kansas City Group, Missourian Series, Pennsylvanian System (late Carboniferous, ca. 318-299 million years ag

The record

What the record says

Height
6 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates38.95644, -94.42013

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Parks
  • Little Blue Trace County Park: 0.7 mi
  • Little Blue Valley Park: 1.3 mi
  • Lowenstein Park: 2.0 mi
  • Kritser Park: 2.3 mi
  • Minor Smith Park: 2.6 mi
Attractions
  • Natural Bridge: 1.3 mi
  • Chimpanzees: 6.1 mi
  • Leopard Tortoise: 6.1 mi
  • Crocodile: 6.1 mi
  • Yellow-billed Stork: 6.2 mi
Museums: 60
  • Lee's Summit History Museum: 3.8 mi
  • Raytown Historical Society & Museum: 4.4 mi
  • Truman Farm Home: 7.1 mi
  • Battle of Westport Visitor Center: 7.3 mi
  • Grandview Train Museum: 7.5 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens: 36
  • Monarch Waystation: 6.2 mi
  • Blue Springs Community Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Manheim Gardens: 10.4 mi
  • The Q Garden;Quilombo: 10.6 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 10.7 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Peaks: 18
  • Bowler Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Minter Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Miller Hill: 12.1 mi
  • Monkey Mountain: 13.2 mi
  • Sni-A-Bar Point: 13.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Turkey Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Line Creek Double Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Cedar Lake Falls: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Swimming Beach: 5.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pioneer Spring: 9.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miller HillS 184°342 m12.1 mi
Bowler HillSSE 164°330 m4.9 mi
Brookhart HillS 171°309 m23.0 mi
Kohler HillSSE 162°307 m22.6 mi
Rattlesnake HillE 93°306 m14.3 mi
Wagon KnobE 92°305 m24.7 mi
Staley MoundSE 145°299 m21.1 mi
Schindorff HillSSE 148°297 m19.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5320:0720:47
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3416:1716:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313545566575797769574535
Precip in1.01.42.14.25.75.04.64.53.13.42.11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lees Summit Muni AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12773319403

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