Barnes Conservation Area
Barnes Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 398 m. Mary Gray Hill stands 502 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Houston Towersite, a nature reserve 3.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 120 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 398 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 120.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 17.4 mi off the Blue Buck Knob Scenic Byway
67 named places within 25 miles
- Plum Valley: 4.6 mi
- Hurst: 5.6 mi
- Gravel Point: 6.0 mi
- Roubidoux: 8.0 mi
- Rail: 9.3 mi
- Dripping Spring: 6.5 mi
- Dripping Spring: 6.5 mi
- Mineral Spring: 10.2 mi
- Boiling Spring: 13.2 mi
- Burnett Spring: 15.2 mi
- Houston Towersite: 3.3 mi
- Lamberson Memorial Conservation Area: 5.9 mi
- Piney River Narrows Conservation Area: 7.1 mi
- Baptist Camp Access: 7.3 mi
- Dogs Bluff Access: 7.4 mi
- Larson State Wildlife Management Area: 9.7 mi
- Emmet Kelly Park: 10.1 mi
- Ina Crandall Children's Park: 13.8 mi
- Alumni Memorial Park: 13.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 14.0 mi
- Lead Hill: 12.4 mi
- Bald Knob Mountain: 14.9 mi
- Cabbage Head: 21.6 mi
- Mary Gray Hill: 22.7 mi
- Tater Hill: 23.1 mi
- White Rock Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Bell Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Narrow Gap Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Pine Bluff: 24.0 mi
- Paddy Creek Natural Arch: 18.1 mi
- Texas County Museum of Art: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barnes Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Gray Hill | SW 232° | 502 m | 22.7 mi |
| Lead Hill | SSW 195° | 495 m | 12.4 mi |
| King Mountain | SSE 149° | 463 m | 24.5 mi |
| Queens Mountain | SSE 146° | 446 m | 24.1 mi |
| Blue Buck Knob | S 177° | 442 m | 24.6 mi |
| Tater Hill | S 174° | 438 m | 23.1 mi |
| Bald Knob Mountain | SSW 205° | 434 m | 14.9 mi |
| Dyestone Mountain | S 174° | 424 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:54 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
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 | 33 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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