Overcup Fen Natural Area
Overcup Fen Natural Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 158 m. Bear Mountain stands 295 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Pleasant Grove, a ghost town 2.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 71 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 71.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
84 named places within 25 miles
- Float Camp Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
- Compton Recreation Area: 7.3 mi
- Deer Leap Recreation Area: 7.3 mi
- Ripley Lake Recreation Area: 10.8 mi
- State Public Hunting Area: 12.5 mi
- Bee Hill: 8.1 mi
- Pinhook Hill: 9.6 mi
- Fuse Hill: 10.6 mi
- Cataract Hill: 13.2 mi
- Gobbler Knob: 13.4 mi
- Pleasant Grove: 2.2 mi
- Dryden: 5.0 mi
- Kingbee: 7.4 mi
- Tucker: 8.1 mi
- Bennett: 11.8 mi
- Malden Spring: 7.0 mi
- Twin Spring: 9.3 mi
- Big Spring: 18.2 mi
- Markham Spring: 19.2 mi
- Fiddler Spring: 22.0 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Deer Leap: 7.6 mi
- Pine Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Tunnel Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Tunnel Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Fern Nook Natural Area: 2.7 mi
- Greenville Ford Public Fishing Access: 3.1 mi
- Hilliard Access: 21.1 mi
- Ellsinore Pioneer Museum: 13.3 mi
- Poplar Bluff Museum: 21.6 mi
- Margaret Harwell Art Museum: 22.0 mi
- Big Spring: 18.2 mi
- Frisco Depot: 21.9 mi
- Poplar Bluff Depot: 22.0 mi
- Float Camp: 7.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Overcup Fen Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | N 0° | 295 m | 21.4 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | WSW 245° | 281 m | 18.5 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 240° | 251 m | 21.1 mi |
| Conner Hill | W 261° | 239 m | 21.7 mi |
| Turkey Knob | WSW 256° | 234 m | 20.9 mi |
| Carson Hill | NNE 18° | 232 m | 20.5 mi |
| Pinhook Hill | NE 54° | 229 m | 9.6 mi |
| Bunkers Knob | NNE 23° | 228 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:11 | 16:51 |
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 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Doniphan, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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