Pigg's Landing Access
Pigg's Landing Access is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 216 m. Rattlesnake Hill stands 306 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: Jackass Bend Unit, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away. Old Trails Road passes 7.6 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Old Trails Road
- 20.2 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 23.2 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 25.0 mi off the Sho-Me Santa Fe Trails
Overlooks nearby
- Scarrit Point · 22 mi
- Kaw Point · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Osage National Historic Site: 3.1 mi
- Hayes Park: 3.5 mi
- Heisler Park: 5.8 mi
- River Park: 7.5 mi
- Eddie Raper Park: 7.8 mi
- Mother and Child Sculpture: 13.4 mi
- Summerfield Pillars: 13.5 mi
- Quasi Arc: 13.6 mi
- The Bike on Adam's Dairy Trail: 14.0 mi
- Wildcat Statue: 14.1 mi
- Anthony P. Mazzeralla Memorial: 13.6 mi
- Lafayette County War Memorial: 14.4 mi
- In Loving Memory of Janea Kelly, RN: 14.7 mi
- Railroad/Rotary Park Entrance Sign: 15.2 mi
- Skate Statue: 16.0 mi
- Mount Vernon Church: 14.0 mi
- Harry S Truman National Historic Site Visitor Center: 16.5 mi
- Prowler: 17.9 mi
- Zulu: 18.0 mi
- Scandi Scrambler: 18.0 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 17.1 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 17.1 mi
- Bethany Falls-Middle Creek Limestone Cliffs: 17.1 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 17.2 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 17.3 mi
- Excelsior Springs Museum: 9.1 mi
- Ray County Museum: 9.5 mi
- Jesse James Bank Museum: 14.3 mi
- Clay County Historical Museum: 14.3 mi
- Historic Liberty Jail: 14.4 mi
- Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: Jackass Bend Unit: 1.9 mi
- Foxglove Conservation Area: 11.9 mi
- Liberty Bend Conservation Area: 12.2 mi
- Walnut Woods Conservation Area: 12.2 mi
- Sni-A-Bar Conservation Area: 12.3 mi
- Gabriella's Garden: 10.3 mi
- Blue Springs Community Garden: 15.6 mi
- Mayview Community Garden: 20.6 mi
- Pendleton Heights Community Garden: 22.8 mi
- Kansas City University Community Garden: 23.2 mi
- Bone Hill: 8.0 mi
- Nebo Hill: 10.8 mi
- Bryant Knob: 13.0 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 13.6 mi
- Sni-A-Bar Point: 14.6 mi
- Hill Top Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Fox Hunt Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Tryst Falls: 12.2 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 24.5 mi
- Watkins Mill Beach: 13.8 mi
- Swimming Beach: 17.8 mi
- Lathrop, Missouri Rest Area Northbound: 19.4 mi
- Lathrop Truck Parking Southbound: 19.8 mi
- Ovid: 22.3 mi
- Fortyville: 23.9 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pigg's Landing Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Hill | S 180° | 306 m | 19.2 mi |
| Wagon Knob | SSE 151° | 305 m | 21.8 mi |
| Nebo Hill | W 266° | 291 m | 10.8 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | S 186° | 289 m | 15.0 mi |
| Minter Hill | SSW 194° | 288 m | 15.6 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | S 186° | 286 m | 14.6 mi |
| Bone Hill | S 174° | 282 m | 8.0 mi |
| Arsenal Hill | W 264° | 277 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:15 | 16:58 |
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 | 26 | 31 | 42 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond 3S, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1211422158
Day trips start here
- Kearney · 15 mi
- Independence · 17 mi
- Kansas City · 24 mi
- Kansas City Area · 24 mi
- Lee's Summit · 24 mi
- Kansas City · 26 mi
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