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Shell Knob

Shell Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Shell Knob rises to 404 m in Missouri. Anderson Mountain stands 552 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Bay Public Use Area, a park 1.4 miles away. Sugar Camp Scenic Byway passes 9.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Missouri, United States of America

Wikidata Q31609527, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
404 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.60757, -93.58936

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 31
Museums: 23
Attractions: 21
Springs: 10
  • Roaring River Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Carney Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Gum Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Magnetic Springs: 15.7 mi
  • Grotto Spring: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Artworks: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Civil War Healing: 16.5 mi
  • Lest We Forget 9/11 Memorial: 19.4 mi
  • Veteran's Grove: 19.5 mi
  • The Missouri Gold Star Families Memorial: 19.5 mi
Beaches: 3
Gardens: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 10.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • short term/exstended trucker parking bathroom during busness hours: 20.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Shell Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Anderson MountainSSE 165°552 m20.7 mi
Whitney MountainSW 232°552 m23.1 mi
Gage MountainSSE 169°547 m23.5 mi
Pond MountainSSW 209°542 m19.4 mi
Crystal MountainSSE 167°539 m22.6 mi
Potato HillSSE 166°537 m23.6 mi
Rich MountainWSW 236°535 m22.7 mi
Miller MountainSSE 163°532 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:26
June solstice05:5719:5820:37
September equinox07:0318:3919:13
December solstice07:2416:2317:03

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333846566574787769574636
Precip in2.52.74.45.15.54.34.13.04.33.74.32.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galena, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358064982

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