White River Balds Natural Area
White River Balds Natural Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 342 m. Brushy Knobs stands 531 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruth and Paul Henning Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Ozark Mountain Highroad passes 1.5 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Ozark Mountain Highroad
- 4.0 mi off the Ozark Mountain Parkway
- 24.3 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
- 24.5 mi off the Glade Top Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian Point Family Fun Park: 2.4 mi
- Murphy Park: 2.9 mi
- Old School Park: 3.0 mi
- Stockstill Park: 3.2 mi
- Branson RecPlex: 3.4 mi
- Chula Vista: 3.4 mi
- Sow Coon Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Table Rock: 5.1 mi
- Baird Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Little Joe Bald: 9.4 mi
- Whiterock Bluff: 6.5 mi
- White Rock Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Logslide Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Oasis Bluff: 8.6 mi
- The Butterfly Palace & Rainforest Adventure: 0.7 mi
- Go Karts: 1.8 mi
- The Branson Ferris Wheel: 1.8 mi
- Branson Helicopter Tours: 1.9 mi
- Chopper Charter Helicopter Tours: 2.0 mi
- Dinosaur Museum: 1.2 mi
- World's Largest Toy Museum: 1.3 mi
- Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium: 1.9 mi
- Titanic Museum: 1.9 mi
- Hollywood Wax Museum: 2.0 mi
- Flag: 2.8 mi
- Radical: 7.5 mi
- Melva: 7.5 mi
- Cedar Valley: 8.6 mi
- McFarland: 11.8 mi
- Ruth and Paul Henning Conservation Area: 0.3 mi
- Lakeside Forest Wilderness Area: 3.3 mi
- Shepherd of the Hills Fish Hatchery: 4.6 mi
- Drury Conservation Area: 14.2 mi
- Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area: 14.2 mi
- Lest We Forget 9/11 Memorial: 4.5 mi
- The Missouri Gold Star Families Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Veteran's Grove: 4.7 mi
- Ozark Medieval Fortress: 20.4 mi
- Ruins - Log Cabin / Barn: 22.4 mi
- Rock Spring: 19.6 mi
- Cash Spring: 20.2 mi
- Carney Spring: 20.6 mi
- Gum Spring: 21.7 mi
- Brown Spring: 21.9 mi
- Don's Island: 3.5 mi
- Moonshine Beach: 3.8 mi
- Aunts Creek Beach: 9.4 mi
- Lakeside Forest Trails: 3.1 mi
- StoneBridge Pavilion: 3.1 mi
- Scripture Garden: 4.3 mi
- The Falls: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of White River Balds Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Knobs | SW 216° | 531 m | 23.8 mi |
| Brother Knobs | SW 215° | 526 m | 23.0 mi |
| Wilkins Mountain | SSW 213° | 512 m | 23.2 mi |
| Fort Mountain | SSW 211° | 509 m | 24.0 mi |
| Indigo Knob | SW 215° | 484 m | 24.5 mi |
| Saunders Heights | SW 217° | 481 m | 24.4 mi |
| Sister Knob | SW 217° | 476 m | 24.0 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SSW 210° | 463 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:57 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:21 | 17:02 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 78 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Branson AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1227928302
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- Branson · 3 mi
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