Ketcherside Mountain
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.
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Wikidata Q28005929, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 515 m
How to reach it
- 49.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 40.8 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Named places within 25 miles
- Cuthbertson Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Hogan Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Vail Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Victory Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Russell Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site: 6.8 mi
- Elephant Rocks State Park: 9.1 mi
- Camp Tom Sauk: 11.5 mi
- Silver Mine Recreation Area: 12.9 mi
- Highway K Public Use Area: 14.7 mi
- 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
- Lee Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Coil Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Hassler Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Clarady Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Sutton Bluff: 19.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- Battle of Pilot Knob Museum: 6.9 mi
- Taum Sauk Nature Museum: 8.6 mi
- Powerhouse: 23.4 mi
- Chapel Hill Beach: 19.8 mi
- Pim Lake Beach: 21.8 mi
- Monsanto Lake Beach: 21.9 mi
- Turkey Creek Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Skyline Roadside Park: 22.9 mi
- Gruner Ford Access: 19.9 mi
- Bootleg Access: 20.9 mi
- Tip Top Roadside Park: 2.6 mi
- Old Time Flea Market: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Ketcherside Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taum Sauk Mountain | NW 315° | 538 m | 4.7 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | WNW 303° | 536 m | 5.6 mi |
| Buford Mountain | N 354° | 531 m | 12.1 mi |
| Russell Mountain | NNW 337° | 524 m | 3.7 mi |
| Proffit Mountain | WNW 297° | 519 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bell Mountain | WNW 303° | 519 m | 12.9 mi |
| Hogan Mountain | W 264° | 513 m | 2.5 mi |
| Lindsey Mountain | WNW 302° | 507 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 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 | 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, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 750596 — Ketcherside Mountain, Iron County, Missouri.
OpenStreetMap element node/358064116
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