Bell Mountain
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
- 51.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Johnson Shut-Ins: 6.2 mi
- Mina Sauk Falls: 8.1 mi
- Wolf Pen Hollow Waterfall: 8.8 mi
- Waterfall (seasonal): 22.3 mi
- Big Drop: 22.4 mi
- Council Bluffs: 7.8 mi
- Clarady Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Sutton Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Coil Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Indian Rock Bluff: 21.1 mi
- 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
- Taum Sauk Nature Museum: 7.8 mi
- Battle of Pilot Knob Museum: 12.5 mi
- Powerhouse: 24.4 mi
- Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Pontoon Rides: 22.5 mi
- Turkey Creek Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Skyline Roadside Park: 24.1 mi
- Tip Top Roadside Park: 11.5 mi
- Bootleg Access: 14.2 mi
- Hawkins Cove Natural Bridge: 22.2 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taum Sauk Mountain | ESE 117° | 538 m | 8.4 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | ESE 123° | 536 m | 7.3 mi |
| Buford Mountain | ENE 63° | 531 m | 10.8 mi |
| Russell Mountain | ESE 111° | 524 m | 10.1 mi |
| Proffit Mountain | SE 130° | 519 m | 6.1 mi |
| Ketcherside Mountain | ESE 123° | 515 m | 12.9 mi |
| Hogan Mountain | SE 132° | 513 m | 11.1 mi |
| Lindsey Mountain | SE 138° | 507 m | 1.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:08 | 16:49 |
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 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
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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