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Winterset Limestone Outcrop

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Elevation, modelled
260 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Miller Hill342 m · 16.9 mi
Nearest byway
Cliff Drive10.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:47local time
Coordinates
39.0185, -94.3590
Winterset Limestone Outcrop, seen from above at true elevation

Winterset Limestone Outcrop is a cliff in Missouri, at a modelled 260 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. Cliff Drive passes 10 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

On the east side of I-470 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).

Height
2-3

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 HillSSW 194°342 m16.9 mi
Bowler HillSSW 192°330 m9.2 mi
Rattlesnake HillESE 115°306 m12.2 mi
Wagon KnobESE 103°305 m22.0 mi
Staley MoundSSE 158°299 m23.3 mi
Schindorff HillSSE 162°297 m22.2 mi
Nebo HillN 1°291 m13.3 mi
Monkey MountainE 95°289 m9.5 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks: 15
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
Springs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5419:30
June solstice05:5320:0720:47
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3416:1716:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °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, 4 mi away.

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