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Fort Hill

Fort Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Fort Hill rises to 281 m in Missouri. Johnson Mountain stands 501 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Spring, a spring 1.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 52 miles off. 140 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Missouri, United States of America

Wikidata Q31604570, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
281 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.98032, -91.17153

140 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 29
  • Little Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Gibbs Spring: 2.4 mi
  • James Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Hickman Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Westover Spring: 5.1 mi
Parks: 27
Peaks: 26
Ghost towns: 14
Historic sites: 8
  • WWI Memorial Plaque: 13.0 mi
  • Hawkins Homestead: 14.0 mi
  • In Loving Memory of Jason J Tonneas: 21.7 mi
  • In Memory of Jay Koen: 21.8 mi
  • In Loving Memory of Jay Koen: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Canoehenge: 5.8 mi
  • Pontoon Rides: 13.4 mi
  • World's largest rocker: 16.7 mi
  • Meramec Caverns: 18.5 mi
  • Meremec Caverns: 18.5 mi
Beaches: 3
Museums: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Saint Clair Rest Area (Eastbound): 24.1 mi
  • Saint Clair Rest Area (Westbound): 24.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Canoe Tower: 10.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Educational Garden: 13.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hawkins Cove Natural Bridge: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Point Picnic Area: 19.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson MountainSE 139°501 m23.3 mi
Pruitt MountainSE 132°478 m24.8 mi
Little Pilot KnobE 90°428 m10.6 mi
Sullivan HillSSW 193°410 m14.4 mi
Crooked HillSSW 197°410 m19.2 mi
Camels HumpSSW 204°406 m16.2 mi
Hedley KnobSSW 193°404 m15.4 mi
Flint HillE 79°403 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:17
June solstice05:4319:5220:31
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1816:0816:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303543546371757365544334

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Steelville 2 N, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 736539 — Fort Hill, Crawford County, Missouri.

OpenStreetMap element node/358052895

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