Winterset Limestone Outcrop
Winterset Limestone Outcrop is a cliff in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Westerville Limestone Outcrop, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Cliff Drive passes 5.5 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
On both sides of the road 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 ago).
What the record says
- Height
- 6 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 6.6 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 14.3 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 21.6 mi off the Old Trails Road
Overlooks nearby
- Scarrit Point · 6 mi
- Kaw Point · 9 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 0.1 mi
- Bethany Falls Limestone Outcrop: 0.3 mi
- Raytown Limestone Outcrop: 0.8 mi
- Raytown Limestone Outcrop: 0.9 mi
- Raytown Limestone Outcrop: 1.0 mi
- Lamar Hunt: 0.8 mi
- George Brett: 0.8 mi
- Dick Howser: 0.9 mi
- Frank White: 0.9 mi
- Ewing and Muriel Kauffman: 0.9 mi
- Terry Copeland Park (under development): 1.0 mi
- Fairview Park: 1.2 mi
- Stadium Park and Campground: 1.3 mi
- Palmer Park: 1.4 mi
- Pitcher Park: 1.4 mi
- Brooking Cemetery: 1.3 mi
- World War Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Hill Farm and Cemetery: 3.1 mi
- Historical Marker: 3.1 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Raytown Historical Society & Museum: 2.2 mi
- Battle of Westport Visitor Center: 4.1 mi
- Bingham Waggoner Estate: 4.4 mi
- The Peace Pavilion: 4.6 mi
- Truman Home: 4.7 mi
- Emus: 3.3 mi
- Dingos: 3.3 mi
- Wallabies: 3.3 mi
- Red Kangaroo: 3.4 mi
- Tree Kangaroo: 3.4 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 3.5 mi
- The Q Garden;Quilombo: 4.9 mi
- Manheim Gardens: 5.1 mi
- Japanese Garden: 6.3 mi
- Children's Mercy Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- Heartland Overlook Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Children's Memorial Butterfly Garden: 8.4 mi
- Burr Oaks' Glades Reservation Area: 9.8 mi
- River Bluff Nature Reserve: 9.8 mi
- Liberty Bend Conservation Area: 10.4 mi
- Bowler Hill: 11.4 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 11.6 mi
- Nebo Hill: 13.5 mi
- Minter Hill: 13.6 mi
- Overland Park: 15.8 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 12.7 mi
- Kimpton: 23.0 mi
- Powell: 23.2 mi
- Delaware City: 23.9 mi
- West Union: 24.0 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 13.3 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 24.0 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Watts Mill: 9.7 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 5.1 mi
- Swimming Beach: 7.7 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 173° | 342 m | 18.0 mi |
| Bowler Hill | SSE 157° | 330 m | 11.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | ESE 111° | 306 m | 18.5 mi |
| Nebo Hill | NNE 29° | 291 m | 13.5 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | E 98° | 289 m | 16.0 mi |
| Minter Hill | E 101° | 288 m | 13.6 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | E 97° | 286 m | 16.0 mi |
| Bone Hill | ENE 76° | 282 m | 18.7 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 | 18:41 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12738888253
Day trips start here
- Independence · 5 mi
- Kansas City · 7 mi
- Kansas City Area · 7 mi
- Kansas City · 10 mi
- Lee's Summit · 10 mi
- Overland Park · 11 mi
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