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Bald Knob

Bald Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Knob rises to 315 m in Missouri. Red Hill stands 410 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Dugan Bluff, a cliff 3.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 83 miles off. 147 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Shannon County, Missouri, United States

Wikidata Q31601312, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
315 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.33949, -91.30319

147 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 40
  • Swiney Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Rock Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Laxton Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Pump Lead Spring: 6.5 mi
  • McIntire Spring: 6.6 mi
Peaks: 26
Parks: 22
Cliffs: 19
Ghost towns: 13
Nature reserves: 5
Attractions: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Pulltite: 9.5 mi
  • Beach 3: 12.9 mi
  • Beach 2: 13.0 mi
  • Beach 3: 13.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Welch Spring Hospital: 15.3 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 20.5 mi
  • Ozark Trail Southern John Roth Memorial: 21.5 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Natural arches: 2
  • Turner Natural Bridge: 5.9 mi
  • Round Spring Natural Bridge: 7.0 mi
Museums: 2
Artworks: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rocky Falls: 17.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillNNE 18°410 m11.5 mi
Stegall MountainSSE 162°409 m18.9 mi
Thorny MountainSSE 158°405 m18.3 mi
Mule MountainSSE 167°403 m18.7 mi
Tower HillNNW 347°400 m14.5 mi
Wildcat MountainSSE 160°385 m11.2 mi
Coot MountainSSE 166°379 m11.9 mi
Tip Top MountainS 182°377 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:17
June solstice05:4619:5120:30
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:1716:1116:52

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333646566473777668564536
Precip in2.73.64.14.86.24.34.64.33.83.34.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Round Spring 2SW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358063019

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