Amarugia Highlands Conservation Area
Amarugia Highlands Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 253 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Herrell Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 13 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Watching Blind · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cpl. Jacob R. Carver Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
- South Street Park: 8.8 mi
- Blueberry Park: 9.0 mi
- Lord's Park: 9.2 mi
- Zeller Park: 9.4 mi
- Herrell Hill: 0.7 mi
- Masters Hill: 0.9 mi
- Steen Mound: 0.9 mi
- Dolan Mound: 1.8 mi
- Christiansen Mound: 2.1 mi
- The Burnt District Monument: 8.6 mi
- Lt. Charles Garrison Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Linn Valley Lakes Veterans Memorial: 18.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 19.2 mi
- Quantrill's Raids and the Military Road 1862: 20.0 mi
- Frontier Village Museum: 11.5 mi
- Bates County Museum: 19.2 mi
- Belton Museum: 19.5 mi
- Dryden Drug Museum: 19.6 mi
- Miami County Kansas Historical Society & Museum: 24.0 mi
- Little scoundrel: 22.8 mi
- Jazz II by Tom Corbin: 22.8 mi
- Jazz I by Tom Corbin: 22.8 mi
- Geometric stratum by Tom Brewitz: 22.8 mi
- Copper Hopper Chopper by David Seitzinger: 22.8 mi
- Dorsett Hill Prairie Conservation Area: 2.0 mi
- Bittern Bottoms Conservation Area: 2.3 mi
- Louisburg Middle Creek State Fishing Lake: 12.8 mi
- La Cygne Wildlife Area: 15.7 mi
- Miami State Fishing Lake: 20.9 mi
- Coleville: 11.1 mi
- West Union: 12.3 mi
- Kimpton: 12.9 mi
- Vinton: 13.6 mi
- Powell: 14.9 mi
- Linn Valley Lakes Swimming Beach: 18.9 mi
- Miola Beach: 22.5 mi
- Louisburg Cider Mill: 18.2 mi
- Rest Area Rte 69 & 52: 23.2 mi
- Paola Community Garden: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Amarugia Highlands Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | N 0° | 342 m | 16.8 mi |
| Bowler Hill | N 5° | 330 m | 24.2 mi |
| Brookhart Hill | NE 36° | 309 m | 7.6 mi |
| Kohler Hill | NE 47° | 307 m | 10.8 mi |
| Long Mound | SSE 148° | 300 m | 16.6 mi |
| Herrell Hill | W 271° | 299 m | 0.7 mi |
| Christiansen Mound | WSW 246° | 299 m | 2.1 mi |
| Staley Mound | NE 48° | 299 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:19 | 17:01 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Butler 4W, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/577341949
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