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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 269 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south, 18 miles off. Cliff Drive passes 8.4 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

On the north side of I-70 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).

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
Coordinates39.04461, -94.38127

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Parks
  • Carriage Hills Park: 0.1 mi
  • Adair Park: 0.6 mi
  • Waterfall Park: 0.8 mi
  • Sycamore Hills Park: 0.9 mi
  • Van Hook Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Andrew Drumm: 1.7 mi
  • Old Man's Bench: 2.8 mi
  • Children on a Summer Day: 3.0 mi
  • The Wild Mustang: 3.1 mi
  • Harry S Truman: 3.8 mi
Museums: 60
Attractions
Gardens: 29
  • Blue Springs Community Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Monarch Waystation: 8.0 mi
  • The Q Garden;Quilombo: 9.8 mi
  • Manheim Gardens: 10.2 mi
  • Pendleton Heights Community Garden: 10.4 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Peaks: 14
  • Minter Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Arsenal Hill: 10.7 mi
  • Bowler Hill: 10.9 mi
  • Sni-A-Bar Point: 11.0 mi
  • Monkey Mountain: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Line Creek Double Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Turkey Creek Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Tryst Falls: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Swimming Beach: 3.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pioneer Spring: 3.7 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 189°342 m18.4 mi
Bowler HillS 184°330 m10.9 mi
Rattlesnake HillESE 120°306 m14.1 mi
Wagon KnobESE 107°305 m23.6 mi
Schindorff HillSSE 160°297 m24.2 mi
Nebo HillN 7°291 m11.6 mi
Monkey MountainESE 104°289 m11.0 mi
Minter HillESE 109°288 m8.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

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).

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, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12753658797

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