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Crane Mountain

Crane Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates37.56699, -90.62318

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 30
Historic sites: 10
  • 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
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 7
  • 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
Museums: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • 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
Ghost towns: 5
Beaches: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Memorial: 7.0 mi
  • Old Time Flea Market: 19.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Tip Top Roadside Park: 2.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Turkey Creek Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taum Sauk MountainW 273°538 m5.8 mi
Wildcat MountainW 271°536 m7.2 mi
Buford MountainNNW 338°531 m9.7 mi
Russell MountainW 276°524 m3.9 mi
Proffit MountainW 271°519 m8.7 mi
Ketcherside MountainSW 220°515 m3.9 mi
Hogan MountainWSW 237°513 m6.0 mi
Brown MountainN 9°501 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:4219:4920:28
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
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, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358063633

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