- 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 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | SSW 194° | 342 m | 16.9 mi |
| Bowler Hill | SSW 192° | 330 m | 9.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | ESE 115° | 306 m | 12.2 mi |
| Wagon Knob | ESE 103° | 305 m | 22.0 mi |
| Staley Mound | SSE 158° | 299 m | 23.3 mi |
| Schindorff Hill | SSE 162° | 297 m | 22.2 mi |
| Nebo Hill | N 1° | 291 m | 13.3 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | E 95° | 289 m | 9.5 mi |
- 10.5 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 12.5 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 16.2 mi off the Old Trails Road
- 19.0 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scarrit Point · 12 mi
- Kaw Point · 15 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 0.0 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 0.1 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 0.1 mi
- Cement City Limestone Outcrop: 0.2 mi
- Cement City Limestone Outcrop: 0.2 mi
- Bryan C Pottberg Park: 0.9 mi
- Velie Park: 1.0 mi
- Waterfall Park: 1.5 mi
- Hidden Valley Sports Complex Park: 1.7 mi
- Wind Sculptures: 1.9 mi
- Ashley and Vicki Bernard: 2.2 mi
- Jimmy Golden: 2.2 mi
- Skate Statue: 3.1 mi
- Burrus' Old Mill: 3.1 mi
- The Blue Spring: 3.5 mi
- Old Man's Bench: 2.8 mi
- Children on a Summer Day: 3.1 mi
- The Wild Mustang: 3.1 mi
- Andrew Drumm: 3.9 mi
- Three Crosses Stand: 4.2 mi
- Natural Bridge: 5.5 mi
- Harry S Truman National Historic Site Visitor Center: 6.0 mi
- Chimpanzees: 8.7 mi
- Hippopotomus: 8.7 mi
- Crocodile: 8.7 mi
- Blue Springs Historical Society: 4.1 mi
- Bingham Waggoner Estate: 5.6 mi
- Raytown Historical Society & Museum: 5.8 mi
- 1827 Log Courthouse: 5.9 mi
- Pioneer Spring Cabin: 5.9 mi
- Blue Springs Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 8.7 mi
- The Q Garden;Quilombo: 11.4 mi
- Manheim Gardens: 11.6 mi
- Pendleton Heights Community Garden: 12.3 mi
- Burr Oaks' Glades Reservation Area: 4.1 mi
- Children's Memorial Butterfly Garden: 7.0 mi
- River Bluff Nature Reserve: 9.6 mi
- Liberty Bend Conservation Area: 10.2 mi
- Heartland Overlook Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Minter Hill: 7.2 mi
- Bowler Hill: 9.2 mi
- Monkey Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Sni-A-Bar Point: 9.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 12.2 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 18.7 mi
- Kimpton: 20.8 mi
- West Union: 24.3 mi
- Powell: 24.3 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 17.7 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 18.5 mi
- Tryst Falls: 24.9 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Watts Mill: 14.3 mi
- Swimming Beach: 1.3 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 5.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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, 4 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Independence · 6 mi
- Lee's Summit · 7 mi
- Kansas City · 13 mi
- Kansas City Area · 13 mi
- Kansas City · 16 mi
- Overland Park · 17 mi
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