Mount Shira Access
Mount Shira Access is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 252 m. Round Mountain stands 465 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Lanagan Access, a park 2.2 miles away. Cherokee Hills Byway passes 28 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 28.2 mi off the Cherokee Hills Byway, National
- 27.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lanagan Access: 2.2 mi
- City of Pineville Elk River Access: 4.3 mi
- McDonald County Recycling Center: 4.7 mi
- Sulphur Springs City Park: 6.5 mi
- Branchwood Park: 8.9 mi
- Green Bike Tower: 16.9 mi
- Bike Art (and more): 17.4 mi
- Sound Art Installation: 18.7 mi
- Oz Rhino: 18.8 mi
- Barn Dance: 18.9 mi
- Lanagan Towersite: 2.2 mi
- Deep Ford Access: 6.8 mi
- Cowskin Access: 7.9 mi
- Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area: 8.3 mi
- Buffalo Hills Natural Area: 12.4 mi
- Tatum Hill: 6.2 mi
- Roundtop: 6.4 mi
- Holloway Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Pine Hill: 8.3 mi
- Polk Mountain: 8.9 mi
- OKARMO Corner: 10.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.3 mi
- WWII ruin: 19.1 mi
- WWII Structure: 19.1 mi
- Camp Crowder structure foundation: 19.4 mi
- Sulphur Springs Community Museum: 6.5 mi
- Bella Vista Historical Museum: 14.6 mi
- Longwell Museum: 17.3 mi
- Museum of Native American History: 19.2 mi
- The Peel Mansion Museum & Heritage Gardens: 19.6 mi
- Clemens Bluff: 6.6 mi
- White Rock Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Owens Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Bee Bluff: 15.6 mi
- Eagles Bluff: 22.8 mi
- Kansas CIty Southern RR Noel Depot: 2.6 mi
- KCS Anderson Depot: 5.1 mi
- KCS Caboose Number 383: 10.7 mi
- KCS Decatur Depot: 16.7 mi
- Red Dirt Farm: 7.6 mi
- Buckingham Garden: 15.3 mi
- Compton Gardens: 19.9 mi
- The Grove: 20.6 mi
- Enterprise: 10.4 mi
- Cayuga: 10.7 mi
- Eldorado Springs: 14.9 mi
- Monark Springs: 22.0 mi
- Gibson Spring: 19.5 mi
- McMahan Spring: 20.7 mi
- Anderson Spring: 21.1 mi
- Tanyard Creek Falls: 13.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Shira Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Mountain | ESE 110° | 465 m | 24.6 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | SE 143° | 390 m | 10.2 mi |
| High Point | E 86° | 385 m | 12.8 mi |
| Pine Hill | ENE 78° | 373 m | 8.3 mi |
| Holloway Mountain | NNE 20° | 367 m | 8.2 mi |
| Coal Mine Hill | NE 41° | 367 m | 14.4 mi |
| Tatum Hill | N 360° | 356 m | 6.2 mi |
| Polk Mountain | E 97° | 351 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:02 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:26 | 17:06 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anderson 3W, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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