Big Mound Monument
Big Mound Monument is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 141 m. Frisco Hill stands 247 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Mound (Historical), a peak 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 1.0 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q31601790, matched on coordinates and name (115 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- THIS BOULDER STANDS NEARTHE SITE OF THE GREAT INDIAN MOUND, LEVELED ABOUT 1870, WHICH GAVE THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS THE NAME "MOUND CITY"
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 1.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 1.9 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 0.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 2 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 8 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 12 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cotton Belt Mural: 0.3 mi
- River Wall Art: 0.4 mi
- Vess Soda: 0.5 mi
- Brick Turtle: 0.5 mi
- Missouri Tall Grass: 0.6 mi
- Rootwad Park: 0.5 mi
- Columbus Square Park: 0.6 mi
- Robert J. Baer Plaza: 0.7 mi
- Loretta Hall Park: 0.9 mi
- Old North Saint Louis Chess Pocket Park: 0.9 mi
- Laclede's Landing Wax Museum: 0.9 mi
- National Blues Museum: 0.9 mi
- Economy Museum at the St. Louis Fed: 1.0 mi
- City Museum: 1.1 mi
- Campbell House Museum: 1.2 mi
- Lewis and Clark in Illinois: 1.1 mi
- The Captain's Return: 1.1 mi
- Washington University Sidewalk Stone: 1.2 mi
- Freedom Suits Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Soldiers Memorial Military Museum: 1.3 mi
- Gateway Arch Riverboats: 1.4 mi
- The St. Louis Wheel: 1.7 mi
- Wave Swinger: 1.7 mi
- Flying Louie Pirate Ship: 1.7 mi
- Loco Motion Mini Spinning Coaster: 1.8 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.6 mi
- Culinary Garden: 0.7 mi
- New Roots Urban Farm: 0.8 mi
- Hebert Street Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 1.1 mi
- GHV Terrace Garden: 3.8 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Park: 6.2 mi
- Bellefontaine Conservation Area: 8.8 mi
- Little Creek Nature Area: 10.6 mi
- Little Creek: 10.8 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 4.8 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 4.9 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 4.9 mi
- Gurney Picnic Site: 4.9 mi
- West End Picnic Site: 5.0 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 0.1 mi
- Government Hill: 5.4 mi
- Art Hill: 5.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 6.6 mi
- Monks Mound: 6.7 mi
- Headwaters: 4.2 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 4.5 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 5.0 mi
- Falling Spring: 7.8 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 9.4 mi
- Wise Falls: 4.6 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 5.0 mi
- Dripping Springs: 16.6 mi
- Beaver Falls: 19.2 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 19.3 mi
- Broadway: 8.1 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 11.5 mi
- Machens: 19.6 mi
- Wilkie: 20.5 mi
- Times Beach: 24.4 mi
- Gateway Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 23.5 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Southbound: 24.0 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 9.8 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Mound Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco Hill | SW 220° | 247 m | 23.1 mi |
| Antire Hill | WSW 246° | 237 m | 21.9 mi |
| Clarks Mound | SE 126° | 196 m | 7.6 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SE 128° | 185 m | 19.5 mi |
| Fox Hill | ENE 66° | 182 m | 10.5 mi |
| Browns Mound | ENE 74° | 174 m | 15.7 mi |
| Berger Hill | E 95° | 171 m | 23.2 mi |
| Neudeckers Mountain | ENE 64° | 171 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Louis SCI CTR, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12391439025
Day trips start here
- St. Louis · 3 mi
- East St. Louis · 4 mi
- Granite City · 4 mi
- Cahokia · 5 mi
- Fairmont City · 5 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 7 mi
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