Powder Mill Cave Natural Area
Powder Mill Cave Natural Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Red Hill stands 410 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Cove Spring, a spring 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 85 miles off. 152 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 85.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
152 named places within 25 miles
- Cove Spring: 0.1 mi
- Powder Mill Spring: 0.5 mi
- Clint Williams Spring: 1.4 mi
- Blue Spring: 1.8 mi
- Stroup Spring: 4.3 mi
- Williams Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Peter Mooney Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Barnett Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Vance Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Roberts Field Campsite: 4.5 mi
- Logyard Campsite: 5.8 mi
- Peck Ranch State Wildlife Management Area: 10.2 mi
- Chilton Creek Campsite: 11.2 mi
- Mahan Roadside Park: 11.5 mi
- Martin Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Martin Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Buttin Rock: 3.6 mi
- Red Rock: 3.6 mi
- Cardareva Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Beal: 6.8 mi
- Dairyville: 12.0 mi
- Oakley: 12.4 mi
- Alamode: 12.9 mi
- Webb: 17.0 mi
- Beach 3: 9.6 mi
- Beach 2: 9.7 mi
- Beach 3: 9.8 mi
- Pulltite: 19.4 mi
- Skyline Roadside Park: 13.5 mi
- Round Spring: 14.3 mi
- Sinking Creek Day Use Area: 15.1 mi
- Cross Country Trail Rides: 9.9 mi
- Big Spring: 19.2 mi
- Joshua T. Chilton Memorial Access: 10.3 mi
- Flat Rock State Wildlife Area: 20.3 mi
- Turner Natural Bridge: 13.0 mi
- Round Spring Natural Bridge: 14.4 mi
- Rocky Falls: 7.0 mi
- Horseshoe Horse: 10.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Powder Mill Cave Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hill | N 350° | 410 m | 21.5 mi |
| Stegall Mountain | S 191° | 409 m | 7.9 mi |
| Thorny Mountain | S 182° | 405 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mule Mountain | SSW 199° | 403 m | 8.4 mi |
| Finley Mountain | E 87° | 386 m | 24.1 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | W 265° | 385 m | 3.3 mi |
| Coot Mountain | WSW 253° | 379 m | 4.5 mi |
| Tip Top Mountain | WNW 295° | 377 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:11 | 16:52 |
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 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eminence 1 NW, 11 mi away.
- round-lobed hepatica15 obs
- great blue lobelia13 obs
- Pipevine Swallowtail12 obs
- Virginia bluebells12 obs
- Ebony Jewelwing11 obs
- toadshade9 obs
- Spicebush Swallowtail8 obs
- cut-leaved toothwort7 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1388097715
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