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Comstock Prairie Conservation Area

Comstock Prairie Conservation Area from directly overhead

Comstock Prairie Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 255 m. Breezy Hill stands 305 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Haake Mound, a peak 4.9 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 11 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Missouri Department of Conservation

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.64268, -94.49709

65 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 39
  • Liberal City Park: 5.4 mi
  • Mulberry City Park: 8.6 mi
  • Big Drywood Creek Wildlife Area: 13.5 mi
  • Fall Creek Park: 13.5 mi
  • Franklin Community Park: 14.1 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Haake Mound: 4.9 mi
  • Blue Mound: 5.5 mi
  • Martin Mound: 6.6 mi
  • Vergil Mound: 10.3 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 10.7 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Museums: 3
Artworks: 3
  • CCC Statue: 17.4 mi
  • A Student's Life: 20.4 mi
  • Gus the Gorilla: 20.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Ware Monument: 16.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Crawford State Park Butterfly Garden: 17.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Railroad Depot: 19.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Comstock Prairie Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Breezy HillSW 229°305 m11.2 mi
Bunker HillW 261°299 m10.7 mi
Vetters HillNNW 333°297 m14.0 mi
Blue MoundW 265°289 m5.5 mi
Vergil MoundNW 325°280 m10.3 mi
Hickman HillN 351°276 m21.1 mi
Haake MoundSW 215°274 m4.9 mi
Martin MoundN 353°269 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5619:30
June solstice05:5820:0420:44
September equinox07:0618:4219:17
December solstice07:3016:2317:04

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323746556574787769584636
Precip in2.02.33.35.17.16.24.63.84.83.83.52.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lamar 7N, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1482678352

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