Bonnots Mill Access
Bonnots Mill Access is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 162 m. Pilot Knob stands 300 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Cote Sans Dessein, a ghost town 1.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 97 miles off. 132 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 96.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 75.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
132 named places within 25 miles
- Clark's Hill/Norton State Historic Site: 3.0 mi
- Countryside Park: 6.2 mi
- Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge St. Auberts Island Unit: 7.5 mi
- Ellis Porter Park: 9.3 mi
- Hibernia Station Park: 9.4 mi
- Mari-Osa Access: 6.1 mi
- Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge St. Auberts Island Unit: 6.6 mi
- Moreau 50 Access: 7.5 mi
- Earthquake Hollow Conservation Area: 9.6 mi
- Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge St. Aubert Island Unit.: 10.6 mi
- Edwards Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 16.9 mi
- Cave Bluff: 18.1 mi
- Church Bluff: 19.6 mi
- Pin Oak Bluff: 19.8 mi
- Grapevine Hill: 5.9 mi
- Hood Hill: 19.2 mi
- Pilot Knob: 19.3 mi
- Smith Hill: 22.0 mi
- High Point Hill: 22.5 mi
- Soldiers' Memorial Plaza: 10.6 mi
- Cole County War Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Lewis and Clark Memorial: 10.7 mi
- Missouri Veterans Memorial: 10.7 mi
- Louisiana Purchase Monument: 10.7 mi
- Cote Sans Dessein: 1.2 mi
- Lisletown: 5.8 mi
- Castle Rock: 12.1 mi
- Ryors: 16.1 mi
- Gascondy: 19.9 mi
- Museum of Missouri Military History: 5.6 mi
- Missouri State Penitentiary Museum: 10.3 mi
- Missouri State Museum: 10.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial & Museum: 19.0 mi
- Westminster Women's History Museum: 19.1 mi
- Cote Sans Dessin: 1.3 mi
- Missouri State Penitentiary Tours: 10.2 mi
- Missouri Governor's Mansion Tours: 10.6 mi
- Hydrofoil Pier: 23.7 mi
- Sonny Liston Portrait: 10.2 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 10.8 mi
- Winston Churchill Entrance Statue: 19.1 mi
- Binder Lake Pavilion & Bait Shop (Seasonal): 18.0 mi
- Meyers Spring: 18.1 mi
- Memorial Garden: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bonnots Mill Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | SSE 150° | 300 m | 19.3 mi |
| Cave Hill | ESE 106° | 280 m | 22.8 mi |
| High Point Hill | SSW 206° | 279 m | 22.5 mi |
| Thompson Hill | SSW 207° | 252 m | 23.8 mi |
| Pilot Knobs | ESE 105° | 246 m | 24.6 mi |
| Hatchee | SSE 156° | 245 m | 24.2 mi |
| Grapevine Hill | S 181° | 232 m | 5.9 mi |
| Smith Hill | ESE 123° | 228 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:57 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
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 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jefferson City MEM AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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