Gateway Arch
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Gateway Arch is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 137 m. Frisco Hill stands 247 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Museum at the Gateway Arch, a museum 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 0.4 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot-tall (192 m) monument in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of a weighted catenary arch, it is the world's tallest arch and Missouri's tallest accessible structure. Some sources consider it the tallest human-made monument in the Western Hemisphere. Built as a monument to the westward expansion of the United States and officially dedicated to "the American people", the Arch, commonly referred to as "The Gateway to the West", is a National Historic Landmark in Gateway Arch National Park and has become a popular tourist destination, as well as an internationally recognized symbol of St. Louis. The Arch was designed by the Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen in 1947. Construction began on February 12, 1963, and was completed on October 28, 1965, at an overall cost of $13 million (equivalent to $98.4 million in 2024). The monument opened to the public on June 10, 1967. It is located at the 1764 site of the founding of St. Louis on the west bank of the Mississippi River.
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Dates from 1965-10-28.
Wikidata Q2027162, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 0.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 0.7 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 0.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 1 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 9 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 13 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Museum at the Gateway Arch: 0.1 mi
- Old Courthouse: 0.2 mi
- Economy Museum at the St. Louis Fed: 0.3 mi
- St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum: 0.4 mi
- Laclede's Landing Wax Museum: 0.4 mi
- Gateway Arch Riverboats: 0.1 mi
- The St. Louis Wheel: 1.3 mi
- Wave Swinger: 1.3 mi
- Flying Louie Pirate Ship: 1.4 mi
- Loco Motion Mini Spinning Coaster: 1.4 mi
- Luther Ely Smith Square: 0.2 mi
- Kiener Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Katherine Ward Burg Garden: 0.4 mi
- Peabody Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Citygarden: 0.5 mi
- The Captain's Return: 0.2 mi
- International Fur Exchange: 0.2 mi
- Phelim O'Toole: 0.2 mi
- Chief Pontiac: 0.3 mi
- Fort San Carlos: 0.3 mi
- Dred and Harriet Scott: 0.2 mi
- Corinthian Capital: 0.2 mi
- Ionic Capital: 0.3 mi
- Frankie Muse Freeman: 0.3 mi
- The Runner: 0.3 mi
- Woodland Garden: 0.3 mi
- Play Garden: 0.4 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.6 mi
- 11th Street Rain Garden: 0.7 mi
- Culinary Garden: 0.8 mi
- GHV Terrace Garden: 3.4 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Park: 6.9 mi
- Bellefontaine Conservation Area: 10.0 mi
- Stemler Cave Woods Nature Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Little Creek Nature Area: 11.7 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 4.3 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 4.4 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 4.4 mi
- Gurney Picnic Site: 4.4 mi
- West End Picnic Site: 4.5 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 1.2 mi
- Government Hill: 5.5 mi
- Art Hill: 6.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 6.7 mi
- Clarks Mound: 6.9 mi
- Headwaters: 3.6 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 4.6 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 4.6 mi
- Falling Spring: 6.6 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 8.9 mi
- Wise Falls: 4.5 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 5.2 mi
- Dripping Springs: 17.0 mi
- Beaver Falls: 20.5 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 20.5 mi
- Broadway: 7.0 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 12.8 mi
- Machens: 20.8 mi
- Wilkie: 21.6 mi
- Times Beach: 23.9 mi
- Gateway Rest Area: 23.0 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 24.4 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Southbound: 24.8 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 10.7 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Stone Arch: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gateway Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco Hill | SW 222° | 247 m | 22.1 mi |
| Antire Hill | WSW 249° | 237 m | 21.4 mi |
| Potato Hill | SSW 194° | 218 m | 24.7 mi |
| Clarks Mound | ESE 117° | 196 m | 6.9 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SE 125° | 185 m | 18.7 mi |
| Fox Hill | ENE 60° | 182 m | 11.1 mi |
| Browns Mound | ENE 70° | 174 m | 16.1 mi |
| Berger Hill | E 92° | 171 m | 23.1 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–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 36 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cahokia, 4 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Gateway Arch National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4004558403
Day trips start here
- East St. Louis · 3 mi
- St. Louis · 3 mi
- Cahokia · 4 mi
- Fairmont City · 5 mi
- Granite City · 6 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 7 mi
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