Summersville Towersite
Summersville Towersite is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 439 m. Lead Hill stands 495 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Midvale Conservation Area, a nature reserve 2.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 109 miles off. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 439 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 108.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 20.4 mi off the Blue Buck Knob Scenic Byway
95 named places within 25 miles
- Chimmney Rock Spring: 8.8 mi
- Blue Spring: 12.3 mi
- Dripping Spring: 14.7 mi
- Dripping Spring: 14.7 mi
- Rymer Spring: 14.9 mi
- Barn Hollow Natural Area: 10.7 mi
- Blue Spring Campsite: 12.3 mi
- Skunk Pond State Wildlife Management Area: 12.9 mi
- Emmet Kelly Park: 13.3 mi
- Veterans Park: 14.2 mi
- Midvale Conservation Area: 2.3 mi
- Flat Rock State Wildlife Area: 13.1 mi
- Baptist Camp Access: 14.0 mi
- Dogs Bluff Access: 15.4 mi
- Piney River Narrows Conservation Area: 15.5 mi
- Chimney Rock: 8.8 mi
- Red Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Bee Bluff: 15.2 mi
- White Rock Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Queens Mountain: 13.9 mi
- Angel Ridge: 14.6 mi
- King Mountain: 15.0 mi
- Jeny Ridge: 15.4 mi
- High Hill: 22.2 mi
- Pulltite: 19.2 mi
- Beach 3: 24.0 mi
- Beach 2: 24.1 mi
- Beach 3: 24.1 mi
- Welch Spring: 17.8 mi
- Cross Country Trail Rides: 23.8 mi
- Round Spring: 21.2 mi
- Sinking Creek Day Use Area: 21.6 mi
- Welch Spring Hospital: 17.8 mi
- Round Spring Natural Bridge: 21.2 mi
- Texas County Museum of Art: 21.5 mi
- Horseshoe Horse: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Summersville Towersite. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Hill | W 260° | 495 m | 23.4 mi |
| King Mountain | SSW 209° | 463 m | 15.0 mi |
| Queens Mountain | SSW 208° | 446 m | 13.9 mi |
| Blue Buck Knob | SW 228° | 442 m | 24.9 mi |
| Tater Hill | SW 229° | 438 m | 22.9 mi |
| Dyestone Mountain | SW 227° | 424 m | 23.9 mi |
| Twin Mountain | SW 225° | 400 m | 24.4 mi |
| High Hill | SSE 156° | 344 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:53 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
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 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Summersville 3 SE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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