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West 43 Wilderness Area

West 43 Wilderness Area from directly overhead

West 43 Wilderness Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 258 m. The Pinnacles stands 212 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rothwell Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 65 miles off. 80 named places lie within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Moberly

How to reach it

Coordinates39.41812, -92.47327

80 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
  • Rothwell Park: 0.3 mi
  • M.A.C.C. park: 1.0 mi
  • MACC Park & Outdoor Theatre: 1.0 mi
  • Lion's Beuth Park: 1.2 mi
  • West End Place Park: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Museums: 6
  • Randolph County Historical Society: 1.9 mi
  • Railroad Museum: 2.0 mi
  • Chariton County Historical Museum: 17.5 mi
  • Centralia Museum: 23.1 mi
  • Glasgow Community Museum: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Omar Bradley Memorial: 0.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Lion Statue: 1.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • The Pinnacles: 21.2 mi
Peaks: 1
  • The Pinnacles: 21.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Finger Lakes Swimming Beach: 24.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of West 43 Wilderness Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The PinnaclesSSE 158°212 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4420:0120:41
September equinox06:5818:3319:09
December solstice07:2716:0816:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283344546573777668564433
Precip in1.92.13.34.65.15.24.53.93.93.42.62.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moberly, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1366267616

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