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Little Knob

Little Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Little Knob rises to 402 m in Missouri. Taum Sauk Mountain stands 538 m to the west-southwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Anderson Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 42 miles off.

The story

mountain in Missouri, United States of America

Wikidata Q31606553, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
402 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.61005, -90.58957

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Anderson Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • Cord Wood Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 2.0 mi
  • Shepherd Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • McLard Hill: 3.1 mi
Parks: 34
Historic sites: 13
  • Fort Davidson: 2.8 mi
  • St. Joe Lead Federal Mill No.3: 15.7 mi
  • Water Tower: 16.4 mi
  • Floatation Tank 1: 16.4 mi
  • Floatation Tank 2: 16.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 6
  • White Oak Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Double Springs Hollow: 20.6 mi
  • Cave Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Blue Spring: 22.2 mi
  • Reeds Spring: 23.2 mi
Museums: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Big Drop: 7.5 mi
  • Cats Paw: 7.6 mi
  • Mina Sauk Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Johnson Shut-Ins: 14.5 mi
  • Wolf Pen Hollow Waterfall: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Memorial: 6.2 mi
  • Old Time Flea Market: 15.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Tip Top Roadside Park: 5.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Turkey Creek Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Double Arch: 20.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Flyleaf: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Little Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taum Sauk MountainWSW 251°538 m8.1 mi
Wildcat MountainWSW 252°536 m9.5 mi
Buford MountainNW 317°531 m8.2 mi
Russell MountainWSW 246°524 m6.3 mi
Ketcherside MountainSW 216°515 m7.4 mi
Hogan MountainSW 228°513 m9.3 mi
Brown MountainN 354°501 m5.0 mi
Stono MountainNNE 16°499 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:14
June solstice05:4219:4920:28
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1416:0716:48

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, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358064184

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