Crane Mountain
Crane Mountain rises to 381 m in Missouri. Taum Sauk Mountain stands 538 m to the west, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is College Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 46 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Missouri, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31603847, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 381 m
How to reach it
- 45.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 36.9 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Named places within 25 miles
- College Hill: 1.2 mi
- Cuthbertson Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Turkey Foot Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Tims Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Vail Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site: 3.7 mi
- Elephant Rocks State Park: 7.0 mi
- Silver Mine Recreation Area: 10.1 mi
- Sundale Park: 13.1 mi
- Camp Tom Sauk: 15.4 mi
- Fort Davidson: 3.8 mi
- St. Joe Lead Federal Mill No.3: 19.1 mi
- Water Tower: 19.7 mi
- Floatation Tank 1: 19.8 mi
- Floatation Tank 2: 19.8 mi
- Hassler Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Lee Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Coil Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Clarady Bluff: 18.4 mi
- Council Bluffs: 19.0 mi
- White Oak Spring: 16.4 mi
- Cave Spring: 17.5 mi
- Double Springs Hollow: 17.7 mi
- Blue Spring: 19.5 mi
- Reeds Spring: 20.1 mi
- Battle of Pilot Knob Museum: 3.8 mi
- Taum Sauk Nature Museum: 11.6 mi
- Powerhouse: 19.7 mi
- Space Museum: 24.9 mi
- Bonne Terre Mine: 24.9 mi
- Mina Sauk Falls: 6.5 mi
- Big Drop: 8.8 mi
- Cats Paw: 8.9 mi
- Johnson Shut-Ins: 11.9 mi
- Wolf Pen Hollow Waterfall: 22.7 mi
- Berryman: 7.2 mi
- Pinkley: 12.0 mi
- Shepard: 17.0 mi
- Valley Forge: 20.3 mi
- Riverside: 24.1 mi
- Pim Lake Beach: 18.1 mi
- Monsanto Lake Beach: 18.2 mi
- Chapel Hill Beach: 19.7 mi
- Gruner Ford Access: 16.0 mi
- Bootleg Access: 18.9 mi
- Tip Top Roadside Park: 2.8 mi
- Turkey Creek Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Old Time Flea Market: 19.0 mi
- Double Arch: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Crane Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taum Sauk Mountain | W 273° | 538 m | 5.8 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | W 271° | 536 m | 7.2 mi |
| Buford Mountain | NNW 338° | 531 m | 9.7 mi |
| Russell Mountain | W 276° | 524 m | 3.9 mi |
| Proffit Mountain | W 271° | 519 m | 8.7 mi |
| Ketcherside Mountain | SW 220° | 515 m | 3.9 mi |
| Hogan Mountain | WSW 237° | 513 m | 6.0 mi |
| Church Mountain | WSW 256° | 501 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:07 | 16:48 |
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 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericktown, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358063633
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