Ghost town · Missouri
Riverside
Riverside is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 167 m. Wildcat Mountain stands 536 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Great River Road passes 69 miles off.
human settlement in Reynolds County, Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates37.23838, -90.77040
- 68.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Red Hill: 1.0 mi
- Shy Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Finley Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Lewis Mountain: 5.0 mi
Parks: 19
- Clearwater Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 3.6 mi
- Bluff View Public Use Area: 4.1 mi
- Highway K Public Use Area: 6.0 mi
- Thurman Point Public Use Area: 6.5 mi
- Webb Creek Public Use Area: 6.5 mi
Springs: 16
- Cave Spring: 8.6 mi
- Blue Spring: 12.3 mi
- Reeds Spring: 16.7 mi
- Gravel Spring: 17.8 mi
- Double Springs Hollow: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Charlton Bluff: 1.9 mi
- Brown Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Finley Bluff: 3.1 mi
- Coil Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Clarady Bluff: 16.3 mi
Museums: 2
- Taum Sauk Nature Museum: 19.6 mi
- Ellsinore Pioneer Museum: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Johnson Shut-Ins: 21.1 mi
- Mina Sauk Falls: 22.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Jesse James 1st train robbery: 4.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Skyline Roadside Park: 10.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Powder Mill Cave Natural Area: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Tip Top Roadside Park: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 1
- Big Spring: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Riverside. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat Mountain | N 2° | 536 m | 22.8 mi |
| Ketcherside Mountain | NNE 16° | 515 m | 20.5 mi |
| Hogan Mountain | N 9° | 513 m | 19.7 mi |
| Church Mountain | N 358° | 501 m | 20.4 mi |
| Vickery Mountain | N 3° | 487 m | 18.1 mi |
| Victory Mountain | N 8° | 477 m | 22.0 mi |
| Patterson Mountain | NNE 32° | 457 m | 20.6 mi |
| Goggins Mountain | NNW 343° | 452 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:09 | 16:50 |
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 | 33 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clearwater DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Private beta · Free to join
Take the scenic way to Riverside.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.