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Buzzard Mountain

Buzzard Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buzzard Mountain rises to 306 m in Missouri. Stegall Mountain stands 409 m to the south, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 91 miles off. 159 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Missouri, United States of America

Wikidata Q31602704, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
306 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.11422, -91.20846

159 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 46
Peaks: 34
Parks: 26
Cliffs: 25
Ghost towns: 11
Beaches: 4
  • Beach 3: 7.9 mi
  • Beach 2: 7.9 mi
  • Beach 3: 7.9 mi
  • Pulltite: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Attractions: 2
  • Cross Country Trail Rides: 8.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 16.3 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Round Spring Natural Bridge: 16.0 mi
  • Turner Natural Bridge: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rocky Falls: 1.4 mi
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buzzard Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stegall MountainS 169°409 m2.5 mi
Thorny MountainSE 130°405 m2.1 mi
Mule MountainSSW 198°403 m2.8 mi
Wildcat MountainNNW 345°385 m5.2 mi
Coot MountainNNW 330°379 m4.7 mi
Tip Top MountainNNW 328°377 m10.4 mi
Panther HillNE 34°368 m17.7 mi
Jerktail MountainNW 326°360 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:4619:5020:29
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1616:1116:52

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333747576774787769574636
Precip in2.82.94.55.35.64.04.13.83.83.43.93.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eminence 1 NW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 749146 — Buzzard Mountain, Shannon County, Missouri.

OpenStreetMap element node/358063285

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