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Bald Knob

Bald Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Knob rises to 297 m in Missouri. Ketcherside Mountain stands 515 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 42 miles off.

The story

mountain in Madison County, Missouri, United States of America (GNIS ID = 748650)

Wikidata Q31601297, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
297 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.54758, -90.47423

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 29
  • Silver Mine Recreation Area: 2.1 mi
  • City Lake Park: 9.3 mi
  • Memorial Park: 9.8 mi
  • Staff Row: 10.2 mi
  • Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site: 10.2 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Fort Davidson: 10.4 mi
  • St. Joe Lead Federal Mill No.3: 19.9 mi
  • Floatation Tank 1: 20.2 mi
  • Water Tower: 20.2 mi
  • Floatation Tank 2: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Big Drop: 1.7 mi
  • Cats Paw: 1.7 mi
  • Mina Sauk Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Johnson Shut-Ins: 19.9 mi
Springs: 4
  • White Oak Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Blue Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Cave Spring: 22.3 mi
  • La Hae Spring: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Memorial: 13.8 mi
  • Old Time Flea Market: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Monsanto Lake Beach: 18.3 mi
  • Pim Lake Beach: 18.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Turkey Creek Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tip Top Roadside Park: 10.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Double Arch: 20.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ketcherside MountainW 261°515 m10.8 mi
Oak MountainNW 310°496 m10.8 mi
Shepherd MountainWNW 294°487 m10.2 mi
Grassy MountainW 275°473 m5.0 mi
Buck MountainNNW 339°464 m8.6 mi
Patterson MountainSW 232°457 m6.6 mi
Anderson MountainNW 309°447 m8.8 mi
Pilot KnobWNW 301°444 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:4219:4820:27
September equinox06:5018:2619:01
December solstice07:1416:0716:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313544556472767567554435
Precip in3.02.83.85.35.33.64.03.93.53.34.63.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericktown, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 748650 — Bald Knob, Madison County, Missouri.

OpenStreetMap element node/358063020

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