Barren
Barren is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 142 m. Stegall Mountain stands 409 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Tunnel Bluff, a cliff 3.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 84 miles off. 123 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 84.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
123 named places within 25 miles
- Twin Spring: 4.8 mi
- Big Spring: 8.6 mi
- Fiddler Spring: 11.7 mi
- Mint Spring: 12.4 mi
- Bliss Spring: 12.9 mi
- Fuse Hill: 6.1 mi
- Cataract Hill: 7.4 mi
- Bee Hill: 10.3 mi
- Tater Hill: 11.5 mi
- Green Mountain: 11.7 mi
- Compton Recreation Area: 9.5 mi
- Watercress Spring Picnic Grounds: 11.9 mi
- Watercress Spring Camp: 11.9 mi
- Ripley Lake Recreation Area: 12.0 mi
- Deer Leap Recreation Area: 12.8 mi
- Tucker: 6.3 mi
- Bennett: 6.5 mi
- Pleasant Grove: 12.0 mi
- Turners Mill: 14.6 mi
- New Liberty: 14.9 mi
- Tunnel Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Kelley Bluff: 4.3 mi
- Bass Rock: 12.4 mi
- Deer Leap: 13.2 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Overcup Fen Natural Area: 13.6 mi
- Fern Nook Natural Area: 15.5 mi
- Greenville Ford Public Fishing Access: 16.4 mi
- Big Spring: 8.7 mi
- Float Camp: 13.6 mi
- Ellsinore Pioneer Museum: 16.5 mi
- Rocky Falls: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barren. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stegall Mountain | NNW 329° | 409 m | 20.1 mi |
| Thorny Mountain | NNW 334° | 405 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mule Mountain | NW 326° | 403 m | 20.7 mi |
| Roebell Mountain | NNW 340° | 342 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mill Mountain | NNW 334° | 330 m | 22.7 mi |
| Barnett Mountain | NNW 336° | 329 m | 23.7 mi |
| Little Thorny Mountain | NNW 336° | 324 m | 18.9 mi |
| Vance Mountain | NNW 334° | 324 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:12 | 16:52 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Doniphan, 18 mi away.
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