Anderson Mountain
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
- 41.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 32.9 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site: 2.2 mi
- Elephant Rocks State Park: 5.1 mi
- Sundale Park: 9.0 mi
- Silver Mine Recreation Area: 10.0 mi
- Hager Lake: 12.2 mi
- 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
- Hassler Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Lee Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Council Bluffs: 17.9 mi
- Owl Bluff: 20.6 mi
- Coil Bluff: 20.9 mi
- Berryman: 11.6 mi
- Pinkley: 15.2 mi
- Shepard: 16.4 mi
- Valley Forge: 16.4 mi
- Adelbert: 24.4 mi
- 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
- Battle of Pilot Knob Museum: 2.2 mi
- Taum Sauk Nature Museum: 14.6 mi
- Powerhouse: 15.3 mi
- Space Museum: 20.5 mi
- Bonne Terre Mine: 20.5 mi
- 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
- Pim Lake Beach: 13.7 mi
- Monsanto Lake Beach: 13.8 mi
- Chapel Hill Beach: 18.8 mi
- Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Old Time Flea Market: 14.7 mi
- Gruner Ford Access: 12.1 mi
- Bootleg Access: 15.8 mi
- Tip Top Roadside Park: 6.1 mi
- Turkey Creek Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Double Arch: 20.4 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taum Sauk Mountain | WSW 241° | 538 m | 8.1 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | WSW 244° | 536 m | 9.5 mi |
| Buford Mountain | NW 314° | 531 m | 6.9 mi |
| Russell Mountain | SW 234° | 524 m | 6.5 mi |
| Ketcherside Mountain | SSW 208° | 515 m | 8.2 mi |
| Hogan Mountain | SW 220° | 513 m | 9.8 mi |
| Brown Mountain | N 0° | 501 m | 3.7 mi |
| Stono Mountain | NNE 24° | 499 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:07 | 16:48 |
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 | 33 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358062971
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