Simpson Mountain
Simpson Mountain rises to 380 m in Missouri. Mary Gray Hill stands 502 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sauls Knob, a peak 1.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 142 miles off.
The story
mountain in Missouri, United States of America
Wikidata Q31609682, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 380 m
How to reach it
- 142.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 11.1 mi off the Blue Buck Knob Scenic Byway
- 24.5 mi off the Glade Top Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Smoke Tree Scenic Vista · 26 mi
- Watershed Divide Scenic Vista · 27 mi
- Caney Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sauls Knob: 1.6 mi
- Devils Rock Pile: 1.9 mi
- Abrahams Knob: 2.5 mi
- Bear Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Red Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Bird Springs: 5.4 mi
- Fiddle Springs: 6.0 mi
- Hicks Spring: 6.3 mi
- Collins Spring: 6.5 mi
- Clapp Spring: 6.5 mi
- River of Life Farm: 10.0 mi
- Blair Bridge Park: 11.8 mi
- Rippee State Wildlife Management Area: 12.0 mi
- Lonnie's Lookout: 12.3 mi
- Davis Roadside Park: 12.4 mi
- State Line: 22.5 mi
- Veterans Memeorial: 22.7 mi
- Grizzly Statue: 23.2 mi
- Civil War Skirmish: 23.3 mi
- Polly the Parrot: 24.0 mi
- Two Faces: 4.5 mi
- Rattail Point: 6.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 12.0 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Bean Bluff: 24.4 mi
- Rainbow Springs Upper Outlit: 8.1 mi
- Rainbow Spring Lower Outlit: 8.6 mi
- Sweden Fork Natural Bridge: 13.7 mi
- James P. Harlin Museum: 23.2 mi
- Cabool Towersite: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Simpson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Gray Hill | NNW 330° | 502 m | 22.5 mi |
| Lead Hill | N 9° | 495 m | 21.7 mi |
| King Mountain | ENE 57° | 463 m | 23.0 mi |
| Bear Cave Mountain | SW 223° | 447 m | 13.8 mi |
| Queens Mountain | ENE 56° | 446 m | 24.1 mi |
| Coon Knob Hill | W 279° | 445 m | 20.6 mi |
| Blue Buck Knob | NE 42° | 442 m | 12.0 mi |
| Long Mountain | SW 221° | 440 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:54 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:17 | 16:57 |
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 | 34 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gentryville, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 752174 — Simpson Mountain, Douglas County, Missouri.
OpenStreetMap element node/358065031
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