Montrose Conservation Area
Montrose Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 233 m. Long Mound stands 300 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The Mound, a peak 4.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 100 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 233 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 100.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
78 named places within 25 miles
- Artesian Park: 8.8 mi
- Clinton Soccer Complex: 8.8 mi
- Cooper Creek Public Use Area: 10.0 mi
- Hurt Park: 10.0 mi
- Optimist Park: 10.6 mi
- The Mound: 4.9 mi
- Turkey Knob: 13.6 mi
- Grass Hill: 14.3 mi
- Underwood Hill: 16.0 mi
- Ogles Hill: 16.3 mi
- Industry: 8.7 mi
- Lindale: 12.1 mi
- Iuka Springs: 14.4 mi
- Culver: 14.6 mi
- Baker: 20.2 mi
- War Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Disabled American Veterans Monument: 21.7 mi
- First Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry Statue: 21.7 mi
- Bates County Veterans Tribute: 21.7 mi
- World War Veterans Monument: 21.8 mi
- Rock House Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Rock of Ages Bluff: 21.8 mi
- Belvoir Bluffs: 22.2 mi
- Cedar Point: 23.4 mi
- Devil’s Staircase: 23.5 mi
- Chapel View Prairie Conservation Area: 7.5 mi
- Haysler A. Poague Conservation Area: 9.4 mi
- Urich Conservation Area: 12.4 mi
- Fewel Conservation Area: 17.3 mi
- Henry County Museum: 9.7 mi
- Frontier Village Museum: 22.6 mi
- Bates County Museum: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Montrose Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Mound | W 276° | 300 m | 18.4 mi |
| Round Mound | W 276° | 295 m | 17.3 mi |
| Reader Hill | SSE 166° | 283 m | 21.8 mi |
| Oyer Hill | S 173° | 278 m | 24.1 mi |
| The Mound | SSW 204° | 271 m | 4.9 mi |
| Kibbie Hill | SSE 164° | 269 m | 18.3 mi |
| Underwood Hill | S 171° | 267 m | 16.0 mi |
| Robins Hill | S 171° | 263 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:18 | 16:59 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Appleton City, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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