Buffalo Hills Natural Area
Buffalo Hills Natural Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 314 m. Gobblers Knob stands 390 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Owens Bluff, a cliff 1.4 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 21 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 20.5 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 20.5 mi off the Kansas Historic Route 66 Byway
- 23.7 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 19.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- D-Day Adventure Park: 6.1 mi
- Neosho Memorial Park: 9.1 mi
- Lanagan Access: 11.2 mi
- Twin Bridges State Park: 11.7 mi
- Big Spring Park: 13.8 mi
- Cowskin Access: 7.4 mi
- Goodman Towersite: 8.2 mi
- Lanagan Towersite: 10.3 mi
- Mount Shira Access: 12.4 mi
- Bicentennial Conservation Area: 13.6 mi
- Tatum Hill: 7.3 mi
- Holloway Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Coal Mine Hill: 14.8 mi
- Pine Hill: 16.4 mi
- Roundtop: 18.0 mi
- Wyandot Tribe: 11.6 mi
- Henry C. Holderman: 11.6 mi
- WWII Structure: 13.2 mi
- WWII ruin: 13.2 mi
- Camp Crowder structure foundation: 14.4 mi
- Longwell Museum: 11.9 mi
- Newton County Historical Museum: 14.0 mi
- Sulphur Springs Community Museum: 18.6 mi
- Antique Auto Museum: 19.3 mi
- Route 66 Vintage Iron: 19.8 mi
- Enterprise: 5.3 mi
- Cayuga: 8.8 mi
- Monark Springs: 17.2 mi
- Hockerville: 21.4 mi
- Douthat: 21.5 mi
- KCS Anderson Depot: 8.9 mi
- Kansas CIty Southern RR Noel Depot: 14.1 mi
- Tristate Marker: 18.2 mi
- Route 66 Arch: 19.8 mi
- The house of Bonnie and Clyde: 21.7 mi
- Old Tristate Marker: 18.2 mi
- Carver Bust: 20.5 mi
- Butterfly Mural: 22.3 mi
- 1A Football State Champs 1984: 22.7 mi
- Route 66 Mural Park: 24.0 mi
- Owens Bluff: 1.4 mi
- Clemens Bluff: 14.9 mi
- White Rock Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Mother Nature's Crack: 20.0 mi
- Bee Bluff: 21.7 mi
- Red Dirt Farm: 4.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden and Overlook: 22.5 mi
- McMahan Spring: 15.3 mi
- Gibson Spring: 15.8 mi
- Joplin Rest Area (Eastbound): 18.2 mi
- Truck Parking: 18.4 mi
- Grand Falls: 20.3 mi
- Grand Falls: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Hills Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gobblers Knob | SSE 149° | 390 m | 22.5 mi |
| High Point | ESE 120° | 385 m | 20.9 mi |
| Pine Hill | SE 125° | 373 m | 16.4 mi |
| Holloway Mountain | ESE 113° | 367 m | 8.8 mi |
| Coal Mine Hill | E 91° | 367 m | 14.8 mi |
| Tatum Hill | SE 133° | 356 m | 7.3 mi |
| Polk Mountain | SE 131° | 351 m | 18.8 mi |
| Bobs Knob | SE 133° | 337 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:03 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:26 | 17:06 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anderson 3W, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1482644072
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