Elephant Rocks State Park
Elephant Rocks State Park is a park in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 390 m. Taum Sauk Mountain stands 538 m to the south-southwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 44 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 390 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri State Parks
How to reach it
- 43.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 35.2 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Named places within 25 miles
- Buzzards Roost: 0.8 mi
- Middlebrook Hill: 1.3 mi
- Cedar Hill: 2.8 mi
- Buford Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Oak Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site: 3.6 mi
- Sundale Park: 8.0 mi
- Labruyere Park: 12.1 mi
- Irondale park: 12.6 mi
- Council Bluff Recreation Area: 13.8 mi
- Fort Davidson: 3.5 mi
- St. Joe Lead Federal Mill No.3: 15.2 mi
- Ozark Trail Northern John Roth Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Water Tower: 16.0 mi
- Floatation Tank 1: 16.1 mi
- Shepard: 11.3 mi
- Berryman: 12.3 mi
- Pinkley: 12.9 mi
- Valley Forge: 19.4 mi
- Palmer: 21.2 mi
- Double Springs Hollow: 17.9 mi
- White Oak Spring: 19.4 mi
- Reeds Spring: 20.9 mi
- Cave Spring: 21.3 mi
- Cooks Spring: 21.7 mi
- Council Bluffs: 12.8 mi
- Hassler Bluff: 18.1 mi
- Lee Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Clarady Bluff: 19.4 mi
- Coil Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Mina Sauk Falls: 7.0 mi
- Johnson Shut-Ins: 11.4 mi
- Big Drop: 13.6 mi
- Cats Paw: 13.7 mi
- Wolf Pen Hollow Waterfall: 18.1 mi
- Battle of Pilot Knob Museum: 3.5 mi
- Taum Sauk Nature Museum: 12.1 mi
- Powerhouse: 16.0 mi
- Space Museum: 20.0 mi
- Bonne Terre Mine: 20.0 mi
- Chapel Hill Beach: 13.7 mi
- Pim Lake Beach: 14.7 mi
- Monsanto Lake Beach: 15.0 mi
- TL Waterfront: 24.2 mi
- LKW Waterfront: 24.4 mi
- Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Old Time Flea Market: 16.7 mi
- Pontoon Rides: 24.2 mi
- Bootleg Access: 12.0 mi
- Gruner Ford Access: 15.4 mi
- Flyleaf: 21.6 mi
- Educational Garden: 24.6 mi
- Double Arch: 23.7 mi
- Hawkins Cove Natural Bridge: 23.8 mi
- Tip Top Roadside Park: 6.5 mi
- Turkey Creek Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Elephant Rocks State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taum Sauk Mountain | SSW 202° | 538 m | 6.2 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | SSW 212° | 536 m | 7.0 mi |
| Buford Mountain | N 357° | 531 m | 3.0 mi |
| Russell Mountain | S 184° | 524 m | 5.6 mi |
| Proffit Mountain | SW 221° | 519 m | 7.8 mi |
| Bell Mountain | W 259° | 519 m | 10.0 mi |
| Ketcherside Mountain | S 174° | 515 m | 9.1 mi |
| Hogan Mountain | S 189° | 513 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:07 | 16:48 |
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 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington, 18 mi away.
- Prairie Lizard55 obs
- blackjack oak38 obs
- shining sumac25 obs
- Six-lined Racerunner13 obs
- fragrant sumac12 obs
- Red-spotted Admiral10 obs
- tiny bluet10 obs
- Lichen Grasshopper10 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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