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Bell Mountain

Bell Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bell Mountain rises to 519 m in Missouri. Taum Sauk Mountain stands 538 m to the east-southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lindsey Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 52 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31601635, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
519 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.62616, -90.86624

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Lindsey Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • High Top Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • High Top Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Goggins Mountain: 6.1 mi
  • Proffit Mountain: 6.1 mi
Parks: 18
  • Council Bluff Recreation Area: 7.4 mi
  • Elephant Rocks State Park: 10.0 mi
  • Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site: 12.5 mi
  • Camp Tom Sauk: 14.8 mi
  • Sundale Park: 16.1 mi
Historic sites: 16
  • Ozark Trail Northern John Roth Memorial: 7.2 mi
  • Ozark Trail Southern John Roth Memorial: 10.4 mi
  • Fort Davidson: 12.4 mi
  • In Memory of Jason Wright: 20.8 mi
  • In Loving Memory of Jason J Tonneas: 20.8 mi
Springs: 12
  • Double Springs Hollow: 10.8 mi
  • Cooks Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Reeds Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Mill Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Session Spring: 14.6 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Waterfalls: 6
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 5
  • Chapel Hill Beach: 7.9 mi
  • TL Waterfront: 22.5 mi
  • LKW Waterfront: 22.7 mi
  • Pim Lake Beach: 23.4 mi
  • Monsanto Lake Beach: 23.7 mi
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Memorial: 9.9 mi
  • Pontoon Rides: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Turkey Creek Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
  • Skyline Roadside Park: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tip Top Roadside Park: 11.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Hawkins Cove Natural Bridge: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Educational Garden: 22.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Bell Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taum Sauk MountainESE 117°538 m8.4 mi
Wildcat MountainESE 123°536 m7.3 mi
Buford MountainENE 63°531 m10.8 mi
Russell MountainESE 111°524 m10.1 mi
Proffit MountainSE 130°519 m6.1 mi
Ketcherside MountainESE 123°515 m12.9 mi
Hogan MountainSE 132°513 m11.1 mi
Lindsey MountainSE 138°507 m1.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:4319:5020:29
September equinox06:5218:2819:02
December solstice07:1616:0816:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313544556472767567574535
Precip in2.82.74.15.15.34.13.64.03.93.13.73.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Potosi 4 SW, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 748774 — Bell Mountain, Iron County, Missouri.

OpenStreetMap element node/358063070

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