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Camels Hump

Camels Hump, seen from above at true elevation

Camels Hump rises to 406 m in Missouri. Johnson Mountain stands 501 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Hedley Knob, a peak 3.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 64 miles off. 129 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Missouri, United States of America

Wikidata Q31602819, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
406 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.76671, -91.29431

129 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 30
Peaks: 22
Springs: 22
Ghost towns: 14
Historic sites: 11
Attractions: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Canoe Tower: 14.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Point Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hawkins Cove Natural Bridge: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Educational Garden: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson MountainE 97°501 m22.3 mi
Little Pilot KnobNE 49°428 m22.8 mi
Sullivan HillE 79°410 m3.6 mi
Crooked HillSSE 163°410 m3.8 mi
Red HillS 171°410 m18.8 mi
Hedley KnobE 95°404 m3.3 mi
Flint HillNE 42°403 m22.2 mi
Tower HillSSW 194°400 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:17
June solstice05:4419:5220:31
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:1816:0916:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323746566472767568574536
Precip in2.72.84.05.05.64.23.74.34.03.73.92.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salem, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 749168 — Camels Hump, Crawford County, Missouri.

OpenStreetMap element node/358063339

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