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Barren

Barren from directly overhead

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. 129 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates36.82806, -91.01417

129 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 38
  • 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
Peaks: 35
Ghost towns: 16
Cliffs: 15
Picnic sites: 2
  • Float Camp: 13.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 1
Museums: 1
  • Ellsinore Pioneer Museum: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stegall MountainNNW 329°409 m20.1 mi
Thorny MountainNNW 334°405 m20.5 mi
Mule MountainNW 326°403 m20.7 mi
Roebell MountainNNW 340°342 m20.2 mi
Mill MountainNNW 334°330 m22.7 mi
Barnett MountainNNW 336°329 m23.7 mi
Little Thorny MountainNNW 336°324 m18.9 mi
Vance MountainNNW 334°324 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:16
June solstice05:4619:4920:27
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:1416:1216:52

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947576675797870584738
Precip in3.43.84.75.65.73.54.63.83.73.94.94.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Doniphan, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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