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Payne Knob

Payne Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Payne Knob rises to 381 m in Missouri. Lead Hill stands 495 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Blue Buck Knob Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 149 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Missouri, United States of America

Wikidata Q31608149, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
381 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.80728, -92.06515

149 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 53
Springs: 38
  • Tabor Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Turkey Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Sues Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Hicks Spring: 4.7 mi
Parks: 30
Ghost towns: 11
Historic sites: 7
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rainbow Springs Upper Outlit: 9.0 mi
  • Rainbow Spring Lower Outlit: 9.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Museums: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Sweden Fork Natural Bridge: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lead HillNNW 342°495 m23.7 mi
King MountainNNE 33°463 m16.1 mi
Bear Cave MountainWSW 246°447 m21.9 mi
Queens MountainNNE 33°446 m17.3 mi
Blue Buck KnobNNW 346°442 m10.3 mi
Long MountainWSW 245°440 m21.4 mi
Timber KnobWSW 253°440 m23.6 mi
Tater HillN 354°438 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:20
June solstice05:5019:5320:31
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:1816:1616:56

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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 735092 — Payne Knob, Howell County, Missouri.

OpenStreetMap element node/358051426

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