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Damon

Damon from directly overhead

Damon is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Ketcherside Mountain stands 515 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilcox Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 63 miles off.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

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How to reach it

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Coordinates37.17694, -90.61056

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Wilcox Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Daffron Mountain: 2.4 mi
  • Iron Knob: 2.9 mi
  • Clark Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Aley Mountain: 3.1 mi
Parks: 21
  • Lake Wappapella State Wildlife Management Area: 7.2 mi
  • Piedmont Park Public Use Area: 9.1 mi
  • Silva State Wildlife Management Area: 9.1 mi
  • River Road Public Use Area: 9.2 mi
  • Bluff View Public Use Area: 9.9 mi
Ghost towns: 16
Cliffs: 12
Springs: 3
  • Blue Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Markham Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Cave Spring: 16.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Jesse James 1st train robbery: 6.4 mi
Museums: 1
  • Ellsinore Pioneer Museum: 18.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Skyline Roadside Park: 20.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Damon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ketcherside MountainN 352°515 m24.2 mi
Vickery MountainNNW 341°487 m23.6 mi
Patterson MountainN 6°457 m21.7 mi
Clark MountainWNW 291°439 m3.1 mi
Black MountainNNE 17°438 m21.2 mi
Kelley MountainN 9°428 m23.4 mi
Trackler MountainNNE 16°426 m23.9 mi
Des Arc MountainN 1°423 m5.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:4319:4820:27
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:1316:0916:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333847576674797769574637
Precip in3.43.24.75.35.03.94.63.23.83.44.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clearwater DAM, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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