Mingo Wilderness
Mingo Wilderness is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 103 m. Logan Mountain stands 312 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fry Bluff, a cliff 1.8 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 33 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 33.0 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 45.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 17.0 mi off the Stars and Stripes Historical/Cultural Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Monolopy Overlook Platform · 3 mi
- Lookout/Ob Deck · 3 mi
- Lookout/Ob Deck · 4 mi
- HWY 51 Overlook · 5 mi
88 named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Point Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
- Yokum School Conservation Area: 4.4 mi
- Spillway Recreation Area: 4.4 mi
- Yokum School State Wildlife Area: 4.6 mi
- Redman Creek Recreation Area: 4.8 mi
- Butter Shell Hill: 2.6 mi
- Shaw Ridge: 3.0 mi
- Bee OPress Ridge: 3.5 mi
- Sand Blow Ridge: 4.3 mi
- Cow Knoll Ridge: 4.4 mi
- Chaonia: 7.3 mi
- Ojibway: 10.4 mi
- Eaglette: 11.0 mi
- Kime: 11.5 mi
- Castorville: 11.6 mi
- Fry Bluff: 1.8 mi
- Devils Washboard: 2.0 mi
- Snake Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Halls Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Fears Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Mingo National Wildlife Refuge: 2.8 mi
- Hilliard Access: 15.0 mi
- Duck Creek Conservation Area (Dark Cypress Swamp Unit): 17.5 mi
- Poplar Bluff Museum: 17.2 mi
- Margaret Harwell Art Museum: 17.3 mi
- Dexter Welcome Center Depot and Museum: 18.8 mi
- Poplar Bluff Depot: 17.6 mi
- Frisco Depot: 17.6 mi
- Caboose: 18.7 mi
- Markham Spring: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mingo Wilderness. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Mountain | NW 320° | 312 m | 23.6 mi |
| Wilcox Mountain | WNW 303° | 256 m | 24.7 mi |
| Big Rock | N 4° | 245 m | 24.7 mi |
| Tater Hill | NW 323° | 236 m | 24.7 mi |
| Bunkers Knob | W 276° | 228 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Glory | NNW 330° | 220 m | 24.5 mi |
| Childers Hill | NNW 330° | 213 m | 7.4 mi |
| Victoria Mountain | NNW 326° | 202 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:08 | 16:48 |
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 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wappapello DAM, 5 mi away.
- Northern Cottonmouth24 obs
- baldcypress11 obs
- Bluegill9 obs
- Banded Watersnake8 obs
- Pond Slider8 obs
- roundleaf greenbrier8 obs
- Christmas fern7 obs
- willow oak7 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1230743163
Take the scenic way to Mingo Wilderness.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.