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Matthews Mountain

Matthews Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Matthews Mountain rises to 436 m in Missouri. Grassy Mountain stands 473 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Matthews Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 41 miles off.

The story

mountain in Missouri, United States of America

Wikidata Q31607206, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
436 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.48811, -90.34706

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 26
  • Memorial Park: 5.3 mi
  • City Lake Park: 6.4 mi
  • Silver Mine Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
  • Staff Row: 11.3 mi
  • Cedar Glade Trail - Castor River Shut-Ins: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cats Paw: 8.4 mi
  • Big Drop: 8.5 mi
  • Mina Sauk Falls: 22.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • White Oak Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Blue Spring: 17.8 mi
  • La Hae Spring: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Memorial: 21.9 mi
  • Old Time Flea Market: 22.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Monsanto Lake Beach: 23.9 mi
  • Pim Lake Beach: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Turkey Creek Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1
  • Battle of Pilot Knob Museum: 18.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Tip Top Roadside Park: 18.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Double Arch: 21.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Matthews Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy MountainWNW 291°473 m12.8 mi
Patterson MountainW 271°457 m12.2 mi
Black MountainW 261°438 m8.2 mi
Tims MountainWNW 288°429 m13.5 mi
Kelley MountainW 279°428 m11.0 mi
Trackler MountainW 281°426 m8.1 mi
Brown MountainWNW 298°423 m12.3 mi
Blue MountainWNW 297°420 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:13
June solstice05:4119:4820:26
September equinox06:5018:2619:00
December solstice07:1316:0716:47

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 750966 — Matthews Mountain, Madison County, Missouri.

OpenStreetMap element node/358064292

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