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Purtle Knob

Purtle Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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. 139 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 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

Coordinates39.22505, -90.87457

Overlooks nearby

139 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 56
  • 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
Peaks: 45
  • 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
Picnic sites: 7
Springs: 7
  • 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
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buffalo KnobWNW 292°305 m10.5 mi
Springston KnobWNW 286°280 m4.6 mi
Tedlock KnobWNW 283°275 m4.9 mi
Ben Watts KnobNW 313°275 m5.4 mi
Long KnobNW 326°267 m11.2 mi
Dale KnobWNW 298°263 m3.8 mi
Tower KnobNNW 336°259 m8.2 mi
Painter KnobNNW 347°257 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:16
June solstice05:3819:5420:34
September equinox06:5218:2719:02
December solstice07:2016:0216:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293344556473767567564433
Precip in2.42.23.24.45.04.24.23.23.53.33.32.5

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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