Maple Leaf Lake Conservation Area
Maple Leaf Lake Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 237 m. Rattlesnake Hill stands 306 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Fortyville, a ghost town 1.6 miles away. Old Trails Road passes 14 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the Old Trails Road
- 14.7 mi off the Sho-Me Santa Fe Trails
Named places within 25 miles
- Mayview City Park: 5.0 mi
- Fairground Park: 5.8 mi
- Postage Stamp Park: 6.7 mi
- McCord's Park: 7.2 mi
- Edgewood Park: 7.5 mi
- Madonna of the Trail statue: 14.5 mi
- Equiponderation: 16.3 mi
- Mo the Mule: 16.3 mi
- Today’s Quest, Tomorrow’s Destiny: 16.3 mi
- Petra: 16.4 mi
- Douglas School: 6.8 mi
- Confederate Soldiers' Monument: 7.9 mi
- Little Sister of Lady Liberty: 11.5 mi
- MASSACRE SITE: 11.6 mi
- KATHRYN KUHLMAN: 11.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 9.3 mi
- Wagon Knob: 10.1 mi
- Bryant Knob: 12.6 mi
- Cooks Knob: 16.4 mi
- Knobs: 19.4 mi
- Mayview Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Memorial Garden: 16.0 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 16.0 mi
- Beals Woodland and Stream Garden: 16.0 mi
- Perennial Garden: 16.1 mi
- Hazel Hill Conservation Area: 10.1 mi
- Ferguson-Herold Conservation Area: 15.9 mi
- Sni-A-Bar Conservation Area: 17.3 mi
- Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Baltimore Bottom Unit: 17.9 mi
- Hardin Conservation Area: 18.1 mi
- Mary Miller Smiser Heritage Library: 15.8 mi
- McClure Archives and University Museum: 16.6 mi
- Oak Grove Historic Society: 18.6 mi
- Ray County Museum: 22.3 mi
- Lone Jack Civil War Museum: 22.7 mi
- Fortyville: 1.6 mi
- Cuba: 18.0 mi
- Concordia Rest Area Westbound: 10.5 mi
- Concordia Rest Area Eastbound: 10.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Maple Leaf Lake Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Hill | W 260° | 306 m | 20.2 mi |
| Wagon Knob | WSW 251° | 305 m | 10.1 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | W 272° | 289 m | 21.4 mi |
| Minter Hill | W 272° | 288 m | 23.8 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | W 274° | 286 m | 21.4 mi |
| Bone Hill | WNW 292° | 282 m | 20.7 mi |
| Knobs | SE 140° | 278 m | 19.4 mi |
| Bryant Knob | WNW 301° | 275 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:15 | 16:57 |
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 | 27 | 32 | 43 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Higginsville, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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