Fort Hill
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
- 51.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 11.8 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
140 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Courtois Creek Roadside Park: 2.1 mi
- Iroquois Park: 5.0 mi
- Onondaga Cave State Park: 6.2 mi
- Richter State Wildlife Area: 6.5 mi
- Riverview Ranch: 7.7 mi
- Fair View Hill: 1.8 mi
- Lea Hill: 4.4 mi
- Flint Hill: 8.4 mi
- Litton Hill: 10.1 mi
- Little Pilot Knob: 10.6 mi
- Campbell Bridge Access: 7.2 mi
- Onyx Cave Conservation Area: 9.3 mi
- Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area: 9.5 mi
- Sappington Bridge Access: 12.7 mi
- Riverview Access: 13.9 mi
- 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
- Vilander Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Red Bluff: 11.1 mi
- Indian Rock Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Shoot-in Bluff: 19.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Bluff: 20.5 mi
- 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
- LKW Waterfront: 13.3 mi
- TL Waterfront: 13.4 mi
- Chapel Hill Beach: 22.0 mi
- Crawford County Historical: 14.1 mi
- Maramec Museum: 19.9 mi
- Ozark Agricultural Museum: 19.9 mi
- Waterfall (seasonal): 13.2 mi
- Wolf Pen Hollow Waterfall: 23.2 mi
- Saint Clair Rest Area (Eastbound): 24.1 mi
- Saint Clair Rest Area (Westbound): 24.2 mi
- Canoe Tower: 10.3 mi
- Educational Garden: 13.3 mi
- Hawkins Cove Natural Bridge: 13.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Mountain | SE 139° | 501 m | 23.3 mi |
| Pruitt Mountain | SE 132° | 478 m | 24.8 mi |
| Little Pilot Knob | E 90° | 428 m | 10.6 mi |
| Sullivan Hill | SSW 193° | 410 m | 14.4 mi |
| Crooked Hill | SSW 197° | 410 m | 19.2 mi |
| Camels Hump | SSW 204° | 406 m | 16.2 mi |
| Hedley Knob | SSW 193° | 404 m | 15.4 mi |
| Flint Hill | E 79° | 403 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:08 | 16:49 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
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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