Nichols Knob
Nichols Knob rises to 396 m in Missouri. Mary Gray Hill stands 502 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Yoeman, a peak 2.0 miles away. Great River Road passes 138 miles off. 159 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Missouri, United States of America
Wikidata Q31607833, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 396 m
How to reach it
- 137.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 3.2 mi off the Blue Buck Knob Scenic Byway
159 named places within 25 miles
- Big Yoeman: 2.0 mi
- Cedar Knob: 2.2 mi
- Round Valley Knob: 2.2 mi
- Little Yoeman: 2.2 mi
- Blue Buck Knob: 4.1 mi
- Fiddle Springs: 2.1 mi
- Group Camp Spring: 2.4 mi
- Smallpox Spring: 2.7 mi
- Hellroaring Spring: 2.8 mi
- Cathole Spring: 3.0 mi
- Carmen Springs Wildlife Refuge Management Area: 5.8 mi
- Davis Roadside Park: 10.8 mi
- Morningside Park: 11.7 mi
- Dean Davis State Wildlife Area: 13.1 mi
- River of Life Farm: 15.1 mi
- Veterans Memeorial: 19.7 mi
- Grizzly Statue: 20.2 mi
- Civil War Skirmish: 20.3 mi
- Polly the Parrot: 20.9 mi
- Howell County War Memorial: 21.0 mi
- Two Faces: 4.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 7.5 mi
- Rattail Point: 14.1 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 23.7 mi
- Rainbow Springs Upper Outlit: 12.7 mi
- Rainbow Spring Lower Outlit: 13.1 mi
- Cabool Towersite: 17.7 mi
- Sweden Fork Natural Bridge: 19.5 mi
- James P. Harlin Museum: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nichols Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Gray Hill | NW 309° | 502 m | 22.3 mi |
| Lead Hill | N 351° | 495 m | 16.3 mi |
| King Mountain | ENE 62° | 463 m | 15.1 mi |
| Bear Cave Mountain | SW 225° | 447 m | 21.8 mi |
| Queens Mountain | ENE 61° | 446 m | 16.1 mi |
| Blue Buck Knob | NNE 31° | 442 m | 4.1 mi |
| Long Mountain | SW 224° | 440 m | 21.4 mi |
| Timber Knob | SW 233° | 440 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dora 3SE, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 751312 — Nichols Knob, Douglas County, Missouri.
OpenStreetMap element node/358064546
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