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Winterset Limestone Outcrop

Winterset Limestone Outcrop, seen from above at true elevation

Winterset Limestone Outcrop is a cliff in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 262 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Westerville Limestone Outcrop, a cliff 0.2 miles away. Cliff Drive passes 5.1 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

On the east side of I-435 is a tall cliff of Winterset Limestone, Dennis Formation, Upper Bronson Subgroup, Kansas City Group, Missourian Series, Pennsylvanian System (late Carboniferous, ca. 318-299 million years ago).

The record

What the record says

Height
2-3
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.04223, -94.49942

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Artworks
  • Lamar Hunt: 1.0 mi
  • Ewing and Muriel Kauffman: 1.3 mi
  • George Brett: 1.3 mi
  • Dick Howser: 1.3 mi
  • Frank White: 1.3 mi
Parks
  • Palmer Park: 1.1 mi
  • Dunbar Park: 1.6 mi
  • Yvonne Starks Wilson Park: 1.6 mi
  • Vineyard Park: 1.7 mi
  • Terry Copeland Park (under development): 1.9 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Museums
Gardens: 27
  • Monarch Waystation: 3.0 mi
  • The Q Garden;Quilombo: 3.7 mi
  • Manheim Gardens: 3.9 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Rose Garden: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves: 21
Peaks: 11
  • Arsenal Hill: 11.9 mi
  • Bowler Hill: 12.1 mi
  • Nebo Hill: 14.0 mi
  • Minter Hill: 14.9 mi
  • Overland Park: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Turkey Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Line Creek Double Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Cedar Lake Falls: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pioneer Spring: 5.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Swimming Beach: 8.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miller HillS 169°342 m18.4 mi
Bowler HillSSE 152°330 m12.1 mi
Rattlesnake HillESE 110°306 m19.8 mi
Nebo HillNNE 33°291 m14.0 mi
Monkey MountainE 98°289 m17.2 mi
Minter HillE 101°288 m14.9 mi
Sni-A-Bar PointE 97°286 m17.2 mi
Bone HillENE 77°282 m19.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5320:0820:48
September equinox07:0618:4219:17
December solstice07:3416:1717:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283344546473777668564333
Precip in1.51.92.94.46.05.35.15.14.83.52.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12753678709

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