Lone Elk County Park
Lone Elk County Park is a park in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 151 m. Tavern Rock stands 272 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Castlewood State Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 0.4 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 151 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 7.3 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 20.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 17.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Elk Hollow · 1 mi
- Bird Viewing Blind · 7 mi
- Observation Blind · 15 mi
- Mississippi River Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Castlewood State Park: 0.7 mi
- Cub World: 2.2 mi
- Antire Valley County Park: 2.3 mi
- Arnold's Grove Park: 2.6 mi
- Ohlendorf West Park: 2.6 mi
- Aggregate Processing Works Ruins: 0.9 mi
- Castle Ruins: 1.1 mi
- Old Foundation: 1.9 mi
- Hotel Ruins: 3.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Budd RDC-1 ITAX #54: 4.9 mi
- MoPac #604 Railbus: 4.9 mi
- U.S. Army #1149: 4.9 mi
- Missouri Pacific #13889: 4.9 mi
- Georgia Railroad #724: 4.9 mi
- Lindburg Automobile Center: 4.9 mi
- Museum of Transportation;Museum of Transportion: 5.0 mi
- Fenton History Museum: 5.7 mi
- The American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog: 5.9 mi
- Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center: 6.2 mi
- Recess: 6.6 mi
- Donut No. 3: 6.7 mi
- Sugabus: 6.7 mi
- Heritage Schooner for Debra Lakin: 6.7 mi
- Alpha: 6.7 mi
- Wildwood Community Garden: 5.9 mi
- Wild West Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- Old Bonhomme Elementary School Garden: 12.4 mi
- McCausland Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- Hi-Pointe Neighborhood Garden: 14.5 mi
- Forest 44 Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
- Phantom Forest Conservation Area: 5.4 mi
- Bittersweet Woods Conservation Area: 5.7 mi
- Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center: 6.3 mi
- Rockwoods Reservation Conservation Area: 6.9 mi
- Antire Hill: 1.6 mi
- Bald Hill: 5.9 mi
- High Point St. Louis County: 7.4 mi
- Lost Hill: 9.4 mi
- Glassberg Hill: 9.6 mi
- Countrylane Woods II Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Hillside: 6.9 mi
- Creekside: 6.9 mi
- Shenandoah Valley Elementary Picnic Site: 8.5 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 11.1 mi
- Rott Rd Spring: 1.2 mi
- Horse Spring: 1.4 mi
- Main Spring: 1.5 mi
- Smizer Mill Spring: 1.7 mi
- Sontags Spring: 2.2 mi
- Times Beach: 3.8 mi
- Broadway: 15.0 mi
- Goldman: 16.4 mi
- Calvey: 18.9 mi
- Climbing Area: 7.6 mi
- Shelter bluff: 7.8 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 18.6 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 21.1 mi
- Dripping Springs: 12.7 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 16.0 mi
- Wise Falls: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lone Elk County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tavern Rock | WNW 293° | 272 m | 12.5 mi |
| Chinkapin Hill | SW 220° | 262 m | 12.8 mi |
| Buck Knob | SSE 156° | 259 m | 24.4 mi |
| Herman's Hilltop | SW 219° | 248 m | 12.4 mi |
| Frisco Hill | SSE 156° | 247 m | 11.2 mi |
| North LaBarque Hill | SW 222° | 247 m | 13.0 mi |
| South LaBarque Hill | SW 222° | 244 m | 13.2 mi |
| Antire Hill | SSW 209° | 237 m | 1.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:03 | 16:45 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 45 | 56 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Charles 7 SSW, 11 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer179 obs
- Pipevine Swallowtail156 obs
- common pawpaw136 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee119 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty96 obs
- Common Raccoon89 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee89 obs
- Spicebush Swallowtail82 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/340016479
Day trips start here
- St. Louis County · 9 mi
- St. Charles · 18 mi
- St. Louis · 18 mi
- Cahokia · 19 mi
- Ferguson · 19 mi
- East St. Louis · 23 mi
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