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Civil War Skirmish

Civil War Skirmish from directly overhead

Civil War Skirmish is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 307 m. King Mountain stands 463 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Grizzly Statue, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 119 miles off. 124 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates36.72812, -91.85279

124 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 43
  • Turkey Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Cureall Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Tabor Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Amber Spring: 15.6 mi
  • McGarr Spring: 16.2 mi
Parks: 31
  • Evans Sports Complex: 0.4 mi
  • Gene Jones Park: 0.4 mi
  • Carmichael Field: 0.5 mi
  • Don Warden Park: 0.6 mi
  • People's Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks: 30
Ghost towns: 7
Historic sites: 5
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rainbow Spring Lower Outlit: 18.3 mi
  • Rainbow Springs Upper Outlit: 18.5 mi
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • White Ranch Conservation Area: 12.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Civil War Skirmish. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
King MountainN 351°463 m19.2 mi
Queens MountainN 353°446 m20.1 mi
Blue Buck KnobNW 317°442 m21.1 mi
Tater HillNW 323°438 m21.4 mi
Dyestone MountainNW 320°424 m20.6 mi
Sauls KnobWNW 289°408 m22.1 mi
Twin MountainNW 319°400 m19.6 mi
Nichols KnobNW 306°396 m20.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:19
June solstice05:5019:5220:30
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1716:1516:56

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333846566473777668564536
Precip in3.22.94.85.75.63.53.74.14.03.84.53.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Plains, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10119151555

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