Winterset Limestone Outcrop
Winterset Limestone Outcrop is a cliff in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 266 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south, 18 miles off. Cliff Drive passes 8.7 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).
What the record says
- Height
- 2-3
What to expect
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 10.9 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 16.4 mi off the Old Trails Road
- 19.0 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scarrit Point · 10 mi
- Kaw Point · 14 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 0.0 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 0.3 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 0.3 mi
- Bethany Falls-Middle Creek Limestone Cliffs: 1.1 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 2.0 mi
- Carriage Hills Park: 0.3 mi
- Waterfall Park: 0.5 mi
- Adair Park: 0.8 mi
- Van Hook Park: 1.0 mi
- Sycamore Hills Park: 1.2 mi
- Ashley and Vicki Bernard: 0.8 mi
- Jimmy Golden: 0.8 mi
- World War Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Hughes House: 3.5 mi
- Bess Truman Birthplace: 3.6 mi
- Andrew Drumm: 1.9 mi
- Old Man's Bench: 2.5 mi
- Children on a Summer Day: 2.8 mi
- The Wild Mustang: 2.9 mi
- Harry S Truman: 4.0 mi
- Bingham Waggoner Estate: 3.7 mi
- 1827 Log Courthouse: 3.9 mi
- Pioneer Spring Cabin: 3.9 mi
- 1859 Jail and Marshal's Museum: 4.0 mi
- The Peace Pavilion: 4.2 mi
- Harry S Truman National Historic Site Visitor Center: 4.0 mi
- Natural Bridge: 6.9 mi
- Baboon: 8.2 mi
- Painted Dogs: 8.2 mi
- Hippopotomus: 8.2 mi
- Blue Springs Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 8.2 mi
- The Q Garden;Quilombo: 10.1 mi
- Manheim Gardens: 10.5 mi
- Pendleton Heights Community Garden: 10.7 mi
- Burr Oaks' Glades Reservation Area: 4.4 mi
- River Bluff Nature Reserve: 7.8 mi
- Children's Memorial Butterfly Garden: 8.4 mi
- Liberty Bend Conservation Area: 8.4 mi
- Heartland Overlook Preserve: 11.3 mi
- Minter Hill: 8.5 mi
- Sni-A-Bar Point: 10.7 mi
- Monkey Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Bowler Hill: 10.8 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 10.8 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 16.7 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 16.8 mi
- Tryst Falls: 23.4 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Watts Mill: 14.2 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 17.1 mi
- Kimpton: 22.5 mi
- Swimming Beach: 3.2 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 3.9 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 190° | 342 m | 18.4 mi |
| Bowler Hill | S 185° | 330 m | 10.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | ESE 120° | 306 m | 13.8 mi |
| Wagon Knob | ESE 107° | 305 m | 23.3 mi |
| Schindorff Hill | SSE 161° | 297 m | 24.1 mi |
| Nebo Hill | N 5° | 291 m | 11.6 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | ESE 104° | 289 m | 10.8 mi |
| Minter Hill | ESE 110° | 288 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12753658800
Day trips start here
- Independence · 4 mi
- Lee's Summit · 8 mi
- Kansas City · 12 mi
- Kansas City Area · 12 mi
- Kansas City · 14 mi
- Overland Park · 16 mi
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