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County Lake State Wildlife Management Area

County Lake State Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

County Lake State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 155 m. Cottoner Mountain stands 375 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is The Bank of Missouri Soccer Complex, a park 1.7 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 2.4 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
155 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.71979, -89.90882

75 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 27
  • High Knoll: 6.2 mi
  • Graveyard Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Saint Cosme Hill: 11.9 mi
  • Lick Hill: 13.0 mi
  • Haney Hill: 13.7 mi
Parks: 21
  • The Bank of Missouri Soccer Complex: 1.7 mi
  • Feltz Street Park: 2.0 mi
  • Missouri National Veterans Memorial: 3.1 mi
  • Perryville City Park: 3.1 mi
  • Arnsberg Community Park: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 5
Springs: 3
  • La Hae Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Bottoms Spring: 23.7 mi
  • White Oak Spring: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Wall of Honor: 3.0 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 3.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Fruitland Rest Area (Southbound): 20.4 mi
  • Truck Parking: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Falls-Shelter Bluff: 19.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • pyroglyphics: 19.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Double Arch: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of County Lake State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cottoner MountainSW 223°375 m24.2 mi
Lewis HillW 263°374 m19.1 mi
Big HillWSW 258°364 m20.4 mi
Union HillW 270°350 m23.1 mi
Bain HillW 261°336 m21.2 mi
Peg KnobW 262°333 m19.9 mi
Gibson HillW 269°331 m20.3 mi
Little Peg KnobWSW 255°323 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3919:4620:25
September equinox06:4818:2418:58
December solstice07:1216:0416:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313544556574777568564435
Precip in2.72.83.85.55.74.33.93.33.33.44.23.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Perryville WTP, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1268784483

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