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King Hill

King Hill, seen from above at true elevation

King Hill rises to 323 m in Missouri. Lookout Mountain stands 357 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is King Hill Overlook, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Glacial Hills Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Missouri, United States of America

Wikidata Q31606144, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
323 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.71916, -94.85913

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • King Hill Overlook: 0.0 mi
  • King Hill Drive: 0.2 mi
  • Southwest Parkway: 0.5 mi
  • Hyde Park: 0.7 mi
  • Southwest Parkway: 1.3 mi
Museums: 16
Nature reserves: 13
Historic sites: 12
  • St. Joseph Missouri: 2.6 mi
  • Pony Express Hill Figure: 3.6 mi
  • Fort Smtih: 3.7 mi
  • Walter Cronkite Memorial: 4.9 mi
  • Krug Castle: 5.5 mi
Artworks: 6
  • President Lincoln Mural: 3.2 mi
  • Pony Express Monument: 3.4 mi
  • Tall Oak: 13.1 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 13.1 mi
  • Amelia Earhart: 17.6 mi
Attractions: 4
  • CB&Q Locomotive 5614: 2.7 mi
  • Kansas Historical Marker - Troy: 11.5 mi
  • Nelson Rogers Residence: 13.1 mi
  • Sallie House: 17.2 mi
Gardens: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Peaks: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Dearborn Truck Parking (Southbound): 17.2 mi
  • Dearborn Rest Area (Northbound): 17.2 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainNW 306°357 m20.3 mi
Hancock HillS 190°331 m24.5 mi
Peach Tree PeakNNW 331°20 m19.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5619:32
June solstice05:5220:1120:52
September equinox07:0818:4319:18
December solstice07:3816:1616:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273243546574787567554231
Precip in0.71.02.13.74.94.74.73.83.22.81.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Joseph Rosecrans MEM AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358033862

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