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Ripgut Prairie Natural Area

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Elevation, modelled
227 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Long Mound300 m · 15.5 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 6680.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:44local time
Coordinates
38.1167, -94.3347
Ripgut Prairie Natural Area from directly overhead

Ripgut Prairie Natural Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled 227 m. Long Mound stands 300 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Prospect Park, a park 1.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 80 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ripgut Prairie Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Long MoundNNE 13°300 m15.5 mi
Spy MoundNW 307°296 m18.2 mi
Round MoundNNE 17°295 m15.6 mi
Blue MoundSE 139°282 m10.1 mi
Hickman HillSW 226°276 m17.1 mi
Walley MoundNW 325°276 m21.7 mi
Graves MoundNW 318°275 m16.1 mi
Rocky MoundW 269°273 m13.3 mi

82 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 20
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:29
June solstice05:5520:0520:44
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3116:2017:02

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303545556575797769584535
Precip in1.61.92.84.56.35.64.43.74.33.52.92.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Butler 4W, 11 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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