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Frisco Hill Stone

Frisco Hill Stone from directly overhead

Frisco Hill Stone is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 241 m. Tavern Rock stands 272 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Frisco Hill, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 4.3 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

mountain in Missouri, United States of America

Wikidata Q31604623, matched on coordinates and name (72 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1919
Inscription
Frisco Hill 1883, after Frisco Cycling Club of St. Louis, erected by St. Louis Cycling Club, 1919
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.38587, -90.45578

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mastodon State Historic Site Campground: 3.1 mi
  • Mastodon State Historic Site: 3.5 mi
  • Ferd B. Lang Park: 4.8 mi
  • Strawberry Creek Nature Area: 5.1 mi
  • Pomme Creek Park: 5.4 mi
Attractions
  • Pink Elephant: 5.7 mi
  • Sandy Creek Covered Bridge: 7.4 mi
  • Busch Estate Carriage Rides: 12.5 mi
  • Grant's Farm Parking Lot: 12.7 mi
  • Budd RDC-1 ITAX #54: 12.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Brynes Mill Ruins: 7.8 mi
  • Ruins: 8.0 mi
  • Heroes Memorial: 9.7 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 10.4 mi
  • Aggregate Processing Works Ruins: 11.8 mi
Artworks
Museums: 58
Gardens: 46
Peaks: 24
  • Frisco Hill: 0.0 mi
  • Antire Hill: 10.3 mi
  • Potato Hill: 11.3 mi
  • Bald Hill: 11.7 mi
  • Herman's Hilltop: 12.4 mi
Nature reserves: 22
Picnic sites: 22
Springs: 19
  • Indian Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Hoene Spring House: 9.7 mi
  • Main Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Horse Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Smizer Mill Spring: 10.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
  • Climbing Area: 17.4 mi
  • Shelter bluff: 17.5 mi
  • Chimney Bluff: 20.7 mi
  • Harness Bluff: 21.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Wise Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Deer Lake Riffles: 20.1 mi
  • Dripping Springs: 22.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Stone Arch: 15.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Sunrise Lake Beach: 23.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tavern RockNW 313°272 m22.1 mi
Chinkapin HillW 272°262 m12.7 mi
Buck KnobSSE 157°259 m13.3 mi
Herman's HilltopW 272°248 m12.4 mi
Frisco HillSSW 213°247 m0.0 mi
North LaBarque HillW 272°247 m13.4 mi
South LaBarque HillW 272°244 m13.5 mi
Antire HillNNW 329°237 m10.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3919:5020:30
September equinox06:5018:2619:01
December solstice07:1616:0416:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323645566574787669584636
Precip in2.72.54.04.94.84.73.83.63.42.83.52.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Festus, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7727314228

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