Clifty Creek Natural Area
Clifty Creek Natural Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 236 m. Pilot Knob stands 372 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Clifty Creek Natural Bridge, a natural arch 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 6.9 miles off. 132 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 93.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 105.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
132 named places within 25 miles
- Dixon City Park: 7.4 mi
- Rinquelin Trail Community Lake State Wildlife Area: 10.4 mi
- Maries County Memorial Park: 10.7 mi
- Ozark Mountain Ranch: 11.0 mi
- Spring Creek Gap Roadside Park: 11.6 mi
- Clifty Spring: 0.8 mi
- Boiling Spring: 10.7 mi
- Gollahon Spring: 10.8 mi
- Bray Spring: 11.4 mi
- Wilkins Spring: 14.1 mi
- Duerson Slide: 1.9 mi
- Bell Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Bryant Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Panther Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Westcott: 6.2 mi
- Arlington: 8.1 mi
- Signal: 8.7 mi
- Macedonia: 11.2 mi
- Clementine: 11.4 mi
- Pilot Knob: 9.1 mi
- House Mounds: 11.2 mi
- House Mounds: 12.3 mi
- Indian House Mounds: 13.8 mi
- Lost Hill: 16.1 mi
- Sugar Tree Outer Road, Dead Ends: 6.8 mi
- John's "Modern" Cabins: 7.1 mi
- Jack Carney Puck and Plaza: 12.4 mi
- 563: 12.7 mi
- 1501: 12.7 mi
- Phelps County Historical Society: 12.7 mi
- Circus Sideshow Museum: 16.1 mi
- Old Stagecoach Stop: 18.9 mi
- Pulaski County Museum: 19.0 mi
- U.S. Army Engineer, Chemical, and Military Police Museum: 21.5 mi
- Clifty Creek Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
- Marguerite Bray Conservation Area: 11.3 mi
- Audubon Trails Nature Center: 11.9 mi
- Spring Creek Gap Conservation Area: 12.1 mi
- Little Prairie Conservation Area: 15.4 mi
- Jesus Statue: 12.3 mi
- Saint Patrick Statue: 12.4 mi
- Gary Havener Statue: 12.4 mi
- Millennium People: 12.4 mi
- Millennium People: 12.4 mi
- Trail of Tears Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Rolla Inn: 12.0 mi
- Missouri S&T Stonehenge: 12.2 mi
- Clifty Creek Natural Bridge: 0.1 mi
- Natural Bridge: 13.5 mi
- Truck Parking: 7.3 mi
- Truck Parking: 7.4 mi
- Gary Thomas Memorial Garden: 12.3 mi
- Point Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Clifty Creek Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | SSE 148° | 372 m | 18.0 mi |
| Indian House Mounds | NE 51° | 328 m | 13.8 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NNE 26° | 300 m | 22.5 mi |
| High Point | WNW 299° | 288 m | 23.5 mi |
| Pilot Knob | E 87° | 286 m | 9.1 mi |
| High Point Hill | NNW 330° | 279 m | 19.5 mi |
| Thompson Hill | NW 326° | 252 m | 19.0 mi |
| House Mounds | N 10° | 250 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:11 | 16:52 |
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 | 34 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vienna 2 WNW, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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