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Blankenship Mountain

Blankenship Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Blankenship Mountain rises to 380 m in Missouri. Taum Sauk Mountain stands 538 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 44 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31601916, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
380 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.55283, -90.54206

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 31
Historic sites: 8
  • Fort Davidson: 7.1 mi
  • St. Joe Lead Federal Mill No.3: 19.3 mi
  • Water Tower: 19.8 mi
  • Floatation Tank 1: 19.8 mi
  • Floatation Tank 2: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 5
  • White Oak Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Blue Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Cave Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Double Springs Hollow: 21.7 mi
  • Reeds Spring: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Big Drop: 4.5 mi
  • Cats Paw: 4.6 mi
  • Mina Sauk Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Johnson Shut-Ins: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 3
Beaches: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Memorial: 10.6 mi
  • Old Time Flea Market: 18.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Turkey Creek Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tip Top Roadside Park: 7.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Double Arch: 21.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Blankenship Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taum Sauk MountainW 277°538 m10.3 mi
Russell MountainW 279°524 m8.5 mi
Ketcherside MountainWSW 254°515 m7.2 mi
Hogan MountainWSW 256°513 m9.7 mi
Brown MountainNNW 341°501 m9.5 mi
Oak MountainNW 325°496 m8.0 mi
Buck MountainWNW 290°495 m10.3 mi
Shepherd MountainWNW 303°487 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:14
June solstice05:4219:4820:27
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
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, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358063180

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