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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 277 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bethany Falls Limestone Cliffs, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Cliff Drive passes 9.9 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

On both sides of the trail here, thru this entire cut, 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).

The record

What the record says

Height
6 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.98340, -94.43600

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Parks
  • Kritser Park: 0.4 mi
  • Little Blue Valley Park: 1.0 mi
  • Little Blue Trace County Park: 1.3 mi
  • Minor Smith Park: 1.5 mi
  • Timber Valley Park: 1.5 mi
Museums: 60
  • Raytown Historical Society & Museum: 2.4 mi
  • Lee's Summit History Museum: 5.8 mi
  • Battle of Westport Visitor Center: 5.8 mi
  • Bingham Waggoner Estate: 7.1 mi
  • 1827 Log Courthouse: 7.5 mi
Attractions
  • Natural Bridge: 3.2 mi
  • Chimpanzees: 4.6 mi
  • Crocodile: 4.6 mi
  • Leopard Tortoise: 4.6 mi
  • Hippopotomus: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Terra Cotta Warriors: 5.2 mi
  • Lamar Hunt: 5.2 mi
  • George Brett: 5.3 mi
  • Dick Howser: 5.3 mi
  • Frank White: 5.3 mi
Gardens: 36
  • Monarch Waystation: 4.6 mi
  • Manheim Gardens: 8.6 mi
  • The Q Garden;Quilombo: 8.7 mi
  • Blue Springs Community Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 9.2 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Peaks: 15
  • Bowler Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Minter Hill: 11.3 mi
  • Monkey Mountain: 13.7 mi
  • Sni-A-Bar Point: 13.8 mi
  • Miller Hill: 14.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Turkey Creek Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Line Creek Double Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Cedar Lake Falls: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Swimming Beach: 5.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pioneer Spring: 7.7 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 180°342 m14.0 mi
Bowler HillSSE 161°330 m7.0 mi
Brookhart HillS 170°309 m25.0 mi
Kohler HillSSE 161°307 m24.6 mi
Rattlesnake HillE 100°306 m15.4 mi
Staley MoundSE 146°299 m23.1 mi
Schindorff HillSSE 149°297 m21.7 mi
Nebo HillNNE 15°291 m16.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
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 °F313545566575797769574535
Precip in1.01.42.14.25.75.04.64.53.13.42.11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lees Summit Muni AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12783554160

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