Happy Rock Park
Happy Rock Park is a park in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 251 m. Pilot Knob stands 336 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Atkins-Johnson Farm & Museum, a museum 1.1 miles away. Cliff Drive passes 7.6 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 251 m
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 8.6 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 14.5 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 154.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scarrit Point · 8 mi
- Kaw Point · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Atkins-Johnson Farm & Museum: 1.1 mi
- Clay County Historical Museum: 6.2 mi
- Historic Liberty Jail: 6.2 mi
- Jesse James Bank Museum: 6.3 mi
- The Rabbit hOle: 6.9 mi
- Big Shoal Heritage Area: 1.2 mi
- Rock Creek Meadows: 1.3 mi
- Hidden Hollow Park: 1.4 mi
- Kirby Creek Park: 1.4 mi
- Bridge Point Park: 1.6 mi
- Threshold: 2.1 mi
- Nestle: 2.1 mi
- Worlds of Fun Balloon Sculpture: 4.5 mi
- Giant Chair: 4.5 mi
- Divine Mercy Statue: 4.9 mi
- Teacher's Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Veterans Monument: 4.0 mi
- Veterans Monument: 4.0 mi
- Honor Roll: 6.1 mi
- Scarritt Point: 7.8 mi
- 155 mm gun M1: 3.2 mi
- Patriot: 4.4 mi
- Skyliner: 4.4 mi
- Spinning Dragons: 4.4 mi
- SteelHawk: 4.5 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 11.8 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 11.8 mi
- Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 12.0 mi
- Cement City Limestone Outcrop: 12.2 mi
- Cement City Limestone Outcrop: 12.3 mi
- Willow Brooke Park: 3.0 mi
- Northwood Park: 5.8 mi
- Green Hills of Platte Wildlife Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Martha LaFite Thompson Nature Sanctuary: 7.5 mi
- Walnut Woods Conservation Area: 8.1 mi
- Line Creek Native American Garden: 4.6 mi
- Pendleton Heights Community Garden: 8.3 mi
- Kansas City University Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- SoHo Loft Rooftop Garden: 9.1 mi
- Children's Mercy Community Garden: 10.1 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 7.1 mi
- Nebo Hill: 9.6 mi
- Pilot Knob: 22.0 mi
- Minter Hill: 22.7 mi
- Bone Hill: 22.8 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 4.6 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 15.9 mi
- Tryst Falls: 17.1 mi
- Angel Falls: 20.4 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Hill Top Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Fox Hunt Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Watts Mill: 20.2 mi
- Lathrop, Missouri Rest Area Northbound: 20.7 mi
- Lathrop Truck Parking Southbound: 21.3 mi
- Dearborn Rest Area (Northbound): 21.8 mi
- Dearborn Truck Parking (Southbound): 21.8 mi
- Little Platte Swim Beach: 12.4 mi
- Swimming Beach: 18.6 mi
- Watkins Mill Beach: 18.9 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 8.6 mi
- Delaware City: 16.9 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 11.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Happy Rock Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | WNW 282° | 336 m | 22.0 mi |
| Hancock Hill | WNW 294° | 331 m | 23.8 mi |
| Bowler Hill | SSE 162° | 330 m | 24.7 mi |
| Wagner Point | WNW 292° | 326 m | 23.4 mi |
| Government Hill | WNW 290° | 324 m | 23.5 mi |
| Sentinel Hill | WNW 291° | 322 m | 24.1 mi |
| Nebo Hill | E 97° | 291 m | 9.6 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | SE 129° | 289 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:08 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 36 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kansas City Dwtn AP, 8 mi away.
- common pawpaw27 obs
- Orangethroat Darter24 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty21 obs
- common milkweed17 obs
- Dutchman's breeches16 obs
- Wingstem16 obs
- Amur honeysuckle15 obs
- Reflexed Wild Ginger15 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/283793237
Day trips start here
- Kansas City · 9 mi
- Kansas City Area · 9 mi
- Kansas City · 9 mi
- Independence · 11 mi
- Kearney · 13 mi
- Overland Park · 19 mi
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