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Anderson Mountain

Anderson Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Anderson Mountain rises to 447 m in Missouri. Taum Sauk Mountain stands 538 m to the west-southwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Cord Wood Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 42 miles off.

The story

Anderson Mountain is a summit two miles (3.2 km) east of Pilot Knob in Iron County, Missouri, in the United States. The summit has an elevation of 1,467 feet (447 m). Anderson Mountain has the name of the local Anderson family.

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Wikidata Q28005923, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
447 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.62838, -90.59957

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cord Wood Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Little Knob: 1.4 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 1.5 mi
  • Tribby Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Oak Mountain: 2.0 mi
Parks: 35
Historic sites: 14
  • Fort Davidson: 2.3 mi
  • St. Joe Lead Federal Mill No.3: 14.6 mi
  • Water Tower: 15.3 mi
  • Floatation Tank 1: 15.3 mi
  • Floatation Tank 2: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 6
  • White Oak Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Double Springs Hollow: 20.7 mi
  • Cave Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Reeds Spring: 23.4 mi
  • Blue Spring: 23.5 mi
Museums: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Big Drop: 8.5 mi
  • Cats Paw: 8.6 mi
  • Mina Sauk Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Johnson Shut-Ins: 14.4 mi
  • Wolf Pen Hollow Waterfall: 23.1 mi
Beaches: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Memorial: 5.2 mi
  • Old Time Flea Market: 14.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Tip Top Roadside Park: 6.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Turkey Creek Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Double Arch: 20.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Flyleaf: 23.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Anderson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taum Sauk MountainWSW 241°538 m8.1 mi
Wildcat MountainWSW 244°536 m9.5 mi
Buford MountainNW 314°531 m6.9 mi
Russell MountainSW 234°524 m6.5 mi
Ketcherside MountainSSW 208°515 m8.2 mi
Hogan MountainSW 220°513 m9.8 mi
Brown MountainN 0°501 m3.7 mi
Stono MountainNNE 24°499 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:4219:4920:28
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:1516:0716:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333746576674787669574636
Precip in2.62.83.85.35.53.54.33.83.23.34.23.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/358062971

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