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Nichols Knob

Nichols Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates36.90200, -92.14905

159 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 54
Springs: 42
  • 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
Parks: 31
Ghost towns: 17
Historic sites: 6
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rainbow Springs Upper Outlit: 12.7 mi
  • Rainbow Spring Lower Outlit: 13.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Sweden Fork Natural Bridge: 19.5 mi
Museums: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mary Gray HillNW 309°502 m22.3 mi
Lead HillN 351°495 m16.3 mi
King MountainENE 62°463 m15.1 mi
Bear Cave MountainSW 225°447 m21.8 mi
Queens MountainENE 61°446 m16.1 mi
Blue Buck KnobNNE 31°442 m4.1 mi
Long MountainSW 224°440 m21.4 mi
Timber KnobSW 233°440 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:5019:5320:32
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:1916:1616:56

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353948586573787769584738
Precip in2.72.84.45.35.33.73.73.74.23.84.43.2

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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