Winterset Limestone Outcrop
Winterset Limestone Outcrop is a cliff in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 261 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south, 20 miles off. Cliff Drive passes 3.8 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
North side of i-70 at this point is an outcrop of Winterset Limestone, Dennis Formation, Upper Bronson Subgroup, Kansas City Group, Missourian Series, Pennsylvanian System (late Carboniferous, ca. 318-299 million years ago).
What the record says
- Height
- 6 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 4.9 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 14.4 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 22.2 mi off the Old Trails Road
Overlooks nearby
- Scarrit Point · 5 mi
- Kaw Point · 7 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ewing and Muriel Kauffman: 1.0 mi
- Lamar Hunt: 1.0 mi
- Frank White: 1.0 mi
- Dick Howser: 1.0 mi
- George Brett: 1.0 mi
- Yvonne Starks Wilson Park: 1.2 mi
- Phil Roberts Park: 1.3 mi
- Dunbar Park: 1.3 mi
- Blue Valley Park: 1.4 mi
- West Rock Creek Park: 1.5 mi
- Hill Farm and Cemetery: 2.5 mi
- Charlie "Bird" Parker: 2.5 mi
- Jim Bridger Monument: 2.8 mi
- Jacob Loose Mausoleum: 2.8 mi
- Roadside Accident Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Pedestal Mounted Traffic Light: 3.9 mi
- Emus: 3.9 mi
- Dingos: 3.9 mi
- Wallabies: 4.0 mi
- Red Kangaroo: 4.0 mi
- Raytown Historical Society & Museum: 3.9 mi
- Black Archives Of Mid-America: 4.2 mi
- Negro Leagues Baseball Museum: 4.2 mi
- American Jazz Museum: 4.2 mi
- Bingham Waggoner Estate: 4.4 mi
- The Q Garden;Quilombo: 3.7 mi
- Manheim Gardens: 4.2 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 4.3 mi
- Pendleton Heights Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Kansas City University Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Heartland Overlook Preserve: 7.9 mi
- River Bluff Nature Reserve: 9.3 mi
- Liberty Bend Conservation Area: 9.8 mi
- Children's Memorial Butterfly Garden: 10.2 mi
- Burr Oaks' Glades Reservation Area: 10.8 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 10.6 mi
- Nebo Hill: 12.7 mi
- Bowler Hill: 13.1 mi
- Minter Hill: 14.9 mi
- Overland Park: 16.4 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 10.6 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 11.5 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 24.1 mi
- Tryst Falls: 24.5 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 11.0 mi
- Delaware City: 22.3 mi
- Powell: 24.4 mi
- Kimpton: 24.7 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Watts Mill: 10.2 mi
- Swimming Beach: 9.1 mi
- Little Platte Swim Beach: 24.1 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 5.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | S 171° | 342 m | 19.6 mi |
| Bowler Hill | SSE 156° | 330 m | 13.1 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | ESE 114° | 306 m | 20.0 mi |
| Nebo Hill | NE 36° | 291 m | 12.7 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | ESE 103° | 289 m | 17.2 mi |
| Minter Hill | ESE 106° | 288 m | 14.9 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | ESE 101° | 286 m | 17.2 mi |
| Bone Hill | E 81° | 282 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 33 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12765419146
Day trips start here
- Independence · 5 mi
- Kansas City · 5 mi
- Kansas City Area · 5 mi
- Kansas City · 8 mi
- Overland Park · 11 mi
- Lee's Summit · 12 mi
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