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Horseshoe Bend Natural Area

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Elevation, modelled
295 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Lead Hill495 m · 19.7 mi
Nearest byway
Great River Road110.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:33local time
Coordinates
37.3621, -91.9800
Horseshoe Bend Natural Area from directly overhead

Horseshoe Bend Natural Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled 295 m. Lead Hill stands 495 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mineral Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Great River Road passes 111 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

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Missouri Department of Conservation

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lead HillSW 217°495 m19.7 mi
Queens MountainS 169°446 m24.3 mi
Bald Knob MountainSW 221°434 m22.8 mi
Cabbage HeadN 349°332 m17.6 mi

74 named places within 25 miles

Ghost towns: 20
Springs: 16
Cliffs: 5
Peaks: 4
Museums: 1
Natural arches: 1
Historic sites: 1
Attractions: 1
Gardens: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4819:5420:33
September equinox06:5618:3219:07
December solstice07:1916:1416:54

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333846566573777668574637
Precip in2.72.53.85.05.44.23.84.34.23.54.42.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston, 4 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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