Spring Creek Gap Conservation Area
Spring Creek Gap Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 296 m. Pilot Knob stands 372 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Creek Gap Roadside Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 12 miles off. 119 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 94.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 83.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
119 named places within 25 miles
- Spring Creek Gap Roadside Park: 0.7 mi
- Maries County Memorial Park: 8.8 mi
- Industrial Park: 12.0 mi
- Northside Park: 12.5 mi
- Schuman Park: 13.4 mi
- Hatchee Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Sand Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Huckleberry Bluff: 8.4 mi
- Fish Hollow Bluff: 8.4 mi
- Matt Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Indian House Mounds: 1.6 mi
- Pilot Knob: 7.2 mi
- Hatchee: 7.3 mi
- House Mounds: 7.7 mi
- House Mounds: 8.6 mi
- Clifty Spring: 11.4 mi
- Meyers Spring: 13.0 mi
- Gollahon Spring: 15.6 mi
- Bray Spring: 15.8 mi
- Maramec Spring: 19.9 mi
- Little Prairie Conservation Area: 12.0 mi
- Clifty Creek Natural Area: 12.1 mi
- Clifty Creek Conservation Area: 12.7 mi
- Audubon Trails Nature Center: 12.8 mi
- Marguerite Bray Conservation Area: 15.9 mi
- Rt 66 Museum of Phelps Co., - Mule Trading Post: 12.5 mi
- 563: 13.4 mi
- 1501: 13.4 mi
- Jack Carney Puck and Plaza: 13.5 mi
- Old Derby gas station: 14.4 mi
- Jesus Statue: 13.3 mi
- Saint Patrick Statue: 13.4 mi
- Gary Havener Statue: 13.5 mi
- Millennium People: 13.6 mi
- Millennium People: 13.6 mi
- Phelps County Historical Society: 14.0 mi
- Ozark Agricultural Museum: 19.6 mi
- Maramec Museum: 19.8 mi
- Crawford County Historical: 22.2 mi
- Missouri S&T Stonehenge: 13.3 mi
- Rolla Inn: 14.0 mi
- Trail of Tears Memorial: 19.1 mi
- Clifty Creek Natural Bridge: 12.2 mi
- Natural Bridge: 21.7 mi
- Truck Parking: 15.1 mi
- Truck Parking: 15.3 mi
- Gary Thomas Memorial Garden: 13.4 mi
- Point Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spring Creek Gap Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | S 180° | 372 m | 22.8 mi |
| Indian House Mounds | NE 47° | 328 m | 1.6 mi |
| Pilot Knob | N 1° | 300 m | 12.7 mi |
| Pilot Knob | S 183° | 286 m | 7.2 mi |
| High Point Hill | WNW 296° | 279 m | 21.3 mi |
| Thompson Hill | WNW 292° | 252 m | 21.7 mi |
| House Mounds | WNW 302° | 250 m | 8.6 mi |
| Cedar Hill | NE 38° | 247 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:10 | 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 | 32 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vichy Rolla Natl AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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