Purtle Knob
Purtle Knob rises to 257 m in Missouri. Buffalo Knob stands 305 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodson Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 3.4 miles off. 137 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Missouri, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31608640, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 257 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 8.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 21.3 mi off the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mark Decker Platform · 18 mi
- Cross Point · 23 mi
- Eagle Roost Overlook · 25 mi
- Lover’s Leap · 26 mi
137 named places within 25 miles
- Page Branch Park: 5.6 mi
- Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge: 5.6 mi
- La Crosse Park: 6.3 mi
- Elsberry City Park: 6.4 mi
- Upper Mississippi River State Wildlife Manag: 7.7 mi
- Woodson Knob: 0.7 mi
- Owens Knob: 2.8 mi
- Harris Knob: 3.0 mi
- Forgey Knob: 3.3 mi
- Dale Knob: 3.8 mi
- Mozier Landing Site: 7.4 mi
- Westport Island: 7.9 mi
- Gilead Gap: 11.2 mi
- Large Stag Island: 13.7 mi
- Jim Crow Island: 14.3 mi
- Lane Spring: 11.5 mi
- Copper Spring: 14.5 mi
- Parsons Spring: 18.1 mi
- Cave Spring: 18.2 mi
- Uncle Sammys Spring: 18.8 mi
- Hobart: 12.1 mi
- Sterling Landing: 12.4 mi
- Burr Oak: 12.9 mi
- Mashek: 18.7 mi
- Booth: 20.8 mi
- Saltpeter Bluff: 2.1 mi
- Frenchmans Bluff: 15.1 mi
- Perrins Ledge: 15.5 mi
- Goat Cliff: 24.4 mi
- Center for American Archeology Museum: 15.0 mi
- Harman House Museum: 15.2 mi
- James Beauchamp Clark House: 18.7 mi
- Mushroom Farm: 14.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Purtle Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Knob | WNW 292° | 305 m | 10.5 mi |
| Springston Knob | WNW 286° | 280 m | 4.6 mi |
| Tedlock Knob | WNW 283° | 275 m | 4.9 mi |
| Ben Watts Knob | NW 313° | 275 m | 5.4 mi |
| Long Knob | NW 326° | 267 m | 11.2 mi |
| Dale Knob | WNW 298° | 263 m | 3.8 mi |
| Tower Knob | NNW 336° | 259 m | 8.2 mi |
| Painter Knob | NNW 347° | 257 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
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 | 29 | 33 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elsberry 1 S, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 725008 — Purtle Knob, Lincoln County, Missouri.
OpenStreetMap element node/358040050
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