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Jamerson C. McCormack Conservation Area

Jamerson C. McCormack Conservation Area from directly overhead

Jamerson C. McCormack Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 347 m. Lookout Mountain stands 357 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Napier, a ghost town 1.1 miles away. Glacial Hills Scenic Byway passes 5.8 miles off. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Missouri Department of Conservation

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.05014, -95.23797

97 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 48
  • Glacial Hills Info Kiosk: 5.8 mi
  • Four State Lookout: 5.9 mi
  • Sixth Principal Meridian Historical Marker: 6.0 mi
  • Welty Park: 7.0 mi
  • Missouri River Historical Marker: 9.8 mi
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 12
Artworks: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Peaks: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Nelson Rogers Residence: 19.8 mi
  • Kansas Historical Marker - Troy: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Hiawatha Pollinator Plot: 20.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainSSE 161°357 m11.6 mi
Peach Tree PeakESE 118°20 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5719:33
June solstice05:5320:1320:54
September equinox07:0918:4419:20
December solstice07:4016:1616:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F253042536473777567554130

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oregon, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/709797504

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