Richter State Wildlife Area
Richter State Wildlife Area is a park in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 268 m. Bell Mountain stands 519 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Courtois Creek Roadside Park, a park 4.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 53 miles off. 139 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 268 m
How to reach it
- 52.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 18.1 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
139 named places within 25 miles
- Green Hill: 5.9 mi
- Fort Hill: 6.5 mi
- Fair View Hill: 7.8 mi
- Bald Knob: 8.4 mi
- Murry Hill: 8.6 mi
- Westover Spring: 4.8 mi
- Woodlock Spring: 6.3 mi
- James Spring: 6.4 mi
- Little Spring: 6.9 mi
- Beecher Spring: 6.9 mi
- Courtois Creek Roadside Park: 4.5 mi
- Iroquois Park: 11.2 mi
- Dillard Mill State Historic Site: 12.4 mi
- Onondaga Cave State Park: 12.5 mi
- Riverview Ranch: 13.9 mi
- WWI Memorial Plaque: 11.9 mi
- Hawkins Homestead: 12.7 mi
- Ozark Trail Northern John Roth Memorial: 16.5 mi
- In Loving Memory of Jason J Tonneas: 19.7 mi
- In Memory of Jay Koen: 19.8 mi
- Campbell Bridge Access: 13.3 mi
- Onyx Cave Conservation Area: 15.4 mi
- Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area: 15.9 mi
- Riverview Access: 17.1 mi
- Scotts Ford Access: 18.4 mi
- Red Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Indian Rock Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Vilander Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Council Bluffs: 17.0 mi
- Shoot-in Bluff: 20.6 mi
- Canoehenge: 12.2 mi
- Pontoon Rides: 12.2 mi
- World's largest rocker: 20.6 mi
- Meramec Caverns: 24.4 mi
- Meremec Caverns: 24.4 mi
- LKW Waterfront: 12.2 mi
- TL Waterfront: 12.2 mi
- Chapel Hill Beach: 16.3 mi
- Crawford County Historical: 18.9 mi
- Maramec Museum: 21.9 mi
- Ozark Agricultural Museum: 22.1 mi
- Waterfall (seasonal): 11.9 mi
- Wolf Pen Hollow Waterfall: 16.8 mi
- Educational Garden: 12.3 mi
- Hawkins Cove Natural Bridge: 12.5 mi
- Canoe Tower: 13.1 mi
- Point Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Richter State Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Mountain | SE 141° | 519 m | 23.6 mi |
| Lindsey Mountain | SE 140° | 507 m | 24.8 mi |
| Johnson Mountain | SE 129° | 501 m | 17.8 mi |
| Pruitt Mountain | ESE 122° | 478 m | 19.7 mi |
| Logan Mountain | ESE 121° | 449 m | 21.0 mi |
| Little Pilot Knob | NE 55° | 428 m | 10.9 mi |
| Sullivan Hill | SSW 212° | 410 m | 9.2 mi |
| Crooked Hill | SSW 211° | 410 m | 14.2 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 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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, 15 mi away.
- Limpkin1 obs
- Baltimore Oriole1 obs
- White-tailed Deer1 obs
- common jewelweed1 obs
- North American Luna Moth1 obs
- cardinal flower1 obs
- American pokeweed1 obs
- Bluegill1 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 node/358064849
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