Onondaga Cave State Park
Onondaga Cave State Park is a park in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Little Pilot Knob stands 428 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Onondaga Spring, a spring 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 53 miles off. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri State Parks
How to reach it
- 53.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 5.7 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
122 named places within 25 miles
- Iroquois Park: 1.8 mi
- Riverview Ranch: 4.6 mi
- Onondaga Cave State Park Vilander Bluff Unit: 5.3 mi
- Bourbon Park: 6.3 mi
- Courtois Creek Roadside Park: 8.3 mi
- Onondaga Spring: 0.1 mi
- Cathedral Spring: 0.5 mi
- Saranac Spring: 3.6 mi
- Hickman Spring: 4.1 mi
- Gibbs Spring: 5.0 mi
- Lea Hill: 1.7 mi
- Fair View Hill: 5.6 mi
- Fort Hill: 6.2 mi
- Mineral Hill: 7.9 mi
- Flint Hill: 11.8 mi
- Campbell Bridge Access: 4.5 mi
- Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area: 4.7 mi
- Onyx Cave Conservation Area: 6.2 mi
- Sappington Bridge Access: 9.4 mi
- Riverview Access: 11.7 mi
- Canoehenge: 0.5 mi
- World's largest rocker: 13.3 mi
- Meramec Caverns: 14.6 mi
- Meremec Caverns: 14.6 mi
- Pontoon Rides: 17.9 mi
- Vilander Bluff: 5.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Indian Rock Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Shoot-in Bluff: 22.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Bluff: 22.8 mi
- Crawford County Historical: 9.9 mi
- Maramec Museum: 18.2 mi
- Ozark Agricultural Museum: 18.3 mi
- St Clair Historical Museum: 23.9 mi
- WWI Memorial Plaque: 17.5 mi
- Hawkins Homestead: 18.4 mi
- LKW Waterfront: 17.8 mi
- TL Waterfront: 17.9 mi
- Saint Clair Rest Area (Eastbound): 20.3 mi
- Saint Clair Rest Area (Westbound): 20.4 mi
- Canoe Tower: 9.6 mi
- Educational Garden: 17.7 mi
- Waterfall (seasonal): 17.8 mi
- Point Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Hawkins Cove Natural Bridge: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Onondaga Cave State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pilot Knob | ESE 111° | 428 m | 14.6 mi |
| Sullivan Hill | S 180° | 410 m | 19.5 mi |
| Crooked Hill | S 186° | 410 m | 23.9 mi |
| Camels Hump | S 190° | 406 m | 20.5 mi |
| Hedley Knob | S 181° | 404 m | 20.4 mi |
| Flint Hill | ESE 108° | 403 m | 11.8 mi |
| Bald Knob | S 175° | 392 m | 19.6 mi |
| Blue Knob | SW 223° | 392 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:08 | 16:49 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Steelville 2 N, 9 mi away.
- Western Slimy Salamander54 obs
- Northern Grotto Salamander27 obs
- Cave Salamander17 obs
- Pipevine Swallowtail17 obs
- Blanchard's Cricket Frog17 obs
- Prairie Lizard17 obs
- Pond Slider16 obs
- Spicebush Swallowtail11 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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