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Brickyard Hill Loess Mound Natural Area

Brickyard Hill Loess Mound Natural Area from directly overhead

Brickyard Hill Loess Mound Natural Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 316 m. Brickyard Hill stands 344 m to the south, 1.9 miles off. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off. 101 named places lie within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Missouri Department of Conservation
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates40.50229, -95.57713

101 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 44
  • Rock Port Memorial Park: 7.3 mi
  • Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
  • Rotary Park: 7.9 mi
  • Sid Brown Memorial Park: 8.1 mi
  • Steamboat Trace Trail Peru Depot Trailhead: 8.2 mi
Museums: 17
Ghost towns: 8
Attractions: 6
Historic sites: 5
  • Atchison County Walk of Honor: 7.1 mi
  • Rock Port Rest Area & Missouri Welcome Center: 7.6 mi
  • Peru State College Historical Marker: 8.4 mi
  • Mayhew Cabin Historical Marker: 19.4 mi
  • J. Sterling Morton Monument: 19.9 mi
Peaks: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rock Port Rest Area & Missouri Welcome Center: 7.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Peru Trail Depot: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Dinosaur: 23.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brickyard Hill Loess Mound Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brickyard HillS 178°344 m1.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5919:35
June solstice05:5320:1620:57
September equinox07:1118:4519:21
December solstice07:4316:1616:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242841516272757466534028

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1336362807

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