Grassy Mountain
Grassy Mountain rises to 473 m in Missouri. Taum Sauk Mountain stands 538 m to the west, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Tims Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Great River Road passes 45 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Iron County, Missouri, United States of America (GNIS ID = 750111).
Wikidata Q31604869, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 473 m
How to reach it
- 44.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 35.6 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Named places within 25 miles
- Tims Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Blankenship Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Brown Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Turkey Foot Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Van East Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site: 6.1 mi
- Silver Mine Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
- Elephant Rocks State Park: 9.7 mi
- Staff Row: 14.0 mi
- City Lake Park: 14.1 mi
- Fort Davidson: 6.2 mi
- St. Joe Lead Federal Mill No.3: 19.4 mi
- Water Tower: 19.9 mi
- Floatation Tank 1: 19.9 mi
- Floatation Tank 2: 19.9 mi
- Hassler Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Lee Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Coil Bluff: 18.4 mi
- Clarady Bluff: 20.9 mi
- Council Bluffs: 22.1 mi
- Berryman: 8.6 mi
- Pinkley: 14.8 mi
- Valley Forge: 19.1 mi
- Shepard: 20.2 mi
- Riverside: 24.5 mi
- White Oak Spring: 13.7 mi
- Blue Spring: 18.2 mi
- Cave Spring: 18.8 mi
- Double Springs Hollow: 20.5 mi
- Reeds Spring: 22.7 mi
- Big Drop: 5.7 mi
- Cats Paw: 5.8 mi
- Mina Sauk Falls: 9.7 mi
- Johnson Shut-Ins: 15.0 mi
- Battle of Pilot Knob Museum: 6.1 mi
- Taum Sauk Nature Museum: 14.5 mi
- Powerhouse: 19.9 mi
- Pim Lake Beach: 18.2 mi
- Monsanto Lake Beach: 18.2 mi
- Chapel Hill Beach: 22.9 mi
- Gruner Ford Access: 14.8 mi
- Bootleg Access: 21.2 mi
- Tip Top Roadside Park: 5.9 mi
- Turkey Creek Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Old Time Flea Market: 18.5 mi
- Double Arch: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Grassy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taum Sauk Mountain | W 278° | 538 m | 9.1 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | W 276° | 536 m | 10.4 mi |
| Russell Mountain | W 281° | 524 m | 7.2 mi |
| Ketcherside Mountain | WSW 250° | 515 m | 6.1 mi |
| Hogan Mountain | WSW 254° | 513 m | 8.5 mi |
| Oak Mountain | NNW 332° | 496 m | 7.3 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | NW 310° | 487 m | 5.8 mi |
| Vickery Mountain | WSW 250° | 487 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 750111 — Grassy Mountain, Iron County, Missouri.
OpenStreetMap element node/358063896
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