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Ketcherside Mountain

Ketcherside Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Ketcherside Mountain rises to 515 m in Missouri. Taum Sauk Mountain stands 538 m to the northwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Cuthbertson Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 50 miles off.

The story

Ketcherside Mountain is a summit in Iron County in the U.S. state of Missouri. The peak lies about 4+1⁄2 miles (7 km) southeast of Taum Sauk Mountain and about 6+1⁄2 miles (10 km) south-southwest of Ironton. Hogan and Hogan Mountain lie to the west-southwest. Ketcherside Mountain has the name of the local Ketcherside (or Catcherside) family.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q28005929, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
515 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.52366, -90.66901

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 30
Historic sites: 10
  • Fort Davidson: 6.8 mi
  • Jesse James 1st train robbery: 19.8 mi
  • Ozark Trail Northern John Roth Memorial: 20.1 mi
  • Ozark Trail Southern John Roth Memorial: 20.8 mi
  • St. Joe Lead Federal Mill No.3: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 9
  • Cave Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Double Springs Hollow: 14.5 mi
  • Reeds Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Blue Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Session Spring: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Waterfalls: 5
  • Mina Sauk Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Johnson Shut-Ins: 9.3 mi
  • Big Drop: 11.8 mi
  • Cats Paw: 11.9 mi
  • Wolf Pen Hollow Waterfall: 21.5 mi
Museums: 3
Beaches: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Memorial: 9.1 mi
  • Old Time Flea Market: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Turkey Creek Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Skyline Roadside Park: 22.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Tip Top Roadside Park: 2.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Ketcherside Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taum Sauk MountainNW 315°538 m4.7 mi
Wildcat MountainWNW 303°536 m5.6 mi
Buford MountainN 354°531 m12.1 mi
Russell MountainNNW 337°524 m3.7 mi
Proffit MountainWNW 297°519 m6.9 mi
Bell MountainWNW 303°519 m12.9 mi
Hogan MountainW 264°513 m2.5 mi
Lindsey MountainWNW 302°507 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:4319:4920:28
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:1416:0816:49

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, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 750596 — Ketcherside Mountain, Iron County, Missouri.

OpenStreetMap element node/358064116

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