Dogs Bluff Access
Dogs Bluff Access is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 305 m. Lead Hill stands 495 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Piney River Narrows Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 113 miles off. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 113.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 19.5 mi off the Blue Buck Knob Scenic Byway
72 named places within 25 miles
- Plum Valley: 5.0 mi
- Hurst: 7.8 mi
- Raftville: 9.0 mi
- Roubidoux: 10.4 mi
- Gravel Point: 11.5 mi
- Mineral Spring: 3.2 mi
- Dripping Spring: 4.2 mi
- Dripping Spring: 4.3 mi
- Boiling Spring: 9.2 mi
- Burnett Spring: 11.0 mi
- Piney River Narrows Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
- Horseshoe Bend Natural Area: 2.7 mi
- Baptist Camp Access: 4.8 mi
- Houston Towersite: 4.9 mi
- Barnes Conservation Area: 7.4 mi
- Emmet Kelly Park: 2.7 mi
- Larson State Wildlife Management Area: 14.0 mi
- Rodeo Stadium: 19.0 mi
- Alumni Memorial Park: 19.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 19.5 mi
- Lead Hill: 17.0 mi
- Cabbage Head: 19.8 mi
- Bald Knob Mountain: 20.2 mi
- Queens Mountain: 22.3 mi
- King Mountain: 23.0 mi
- White Rock Bluff: 0.6 mi
- Bell Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Narrow Gap Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Pine Bluff: 22.4 mi
- Chimney Rock: 23.2 mi
- Texas County Museum of Art: 14.3 mi
- Paddy Creek Natural Arch: 16.2 mi
- Welch Spring Hospital: 24.0 mi
- Welch Spring: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dogs Bluff Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Hill | SW 219° | 495 m | 17.0 mi |
| King Mountain | SSE 167° | 463 m | 23.0 mi |
| Queens Mountain | SSE 164° | 446 m | 22.3 mi |
| Tater Hill | S 191° | 438 m | 24.8 mi |
| Bald Knob Mountain | SW 223° | 434 m | 20.2 mi |
| Cabbage Head | N 354° | 332 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:54 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
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 | 33 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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