Bald Knob
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
- 42.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 33.3 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Named places within 25 miles
- Silver Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Blue Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Jayce Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Pease Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Mill Hill: 2.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- Hassler Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Lee Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Owl Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Coil Bluff: 22.3 mi
- Wild Hog Bluff: 24.4 mi
- Big Drop: 1.7 mi
- Cats Paw: 1.7 mi
- Mina Sauk Falls: 14.6 mi
- Johnson Shut-Ins: 19.9 mi
- White Oak Spring: 9.6 mi
- Blue Spring: 18.3 mi
- Cave Spring: 22.3 mi
- La Hae Spring: 23.9 mi
- Berryman: 12.7 mi
- Valley Forge: 17.3 mi
- Pinkley: 19.6 mi
- Shepard: 24.8 mi
- Battle of Pilot Knob Museum: 10.3 mi
- Taum Sauk Nature Museum: 19.4 mi
- Powerhouse: 20.1 mi
- Gruner Ford Access: 13.4 mi
- Bootleg Access: 24.4 mi
- Monsanto Lake Beach: 18.3 mi
- Pim Lake Beach: 18.4 mi
- Turkey Creek Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Tip Top Roadside Park: 10.9 mi
- Old Time Flea Market: 17.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ketcherside Mountain | W 261° | 515 m | 10.8 mi |
| Oak Mountain | NW 310° | 496 m | 10.8 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | WNW 294° | 487 m | 10.2 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | W 275° | 473 m | 5.0 mi |
| Patterson Mountain | SW 232° | 457 m | 6.6 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | NW 309° | 447 m | 8.8 mi |
| Pilot Knob | WNW 301° | 444 m | 9.6 mi |
| Bread Tray Mountain | NNW 338° | 440 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:48 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 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 | 31 | 35 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 3.3 |
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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