Smith Knob
Smith Knob rises to 354 m in Missouri. Lead Hill stands 529 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Graham Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Glade Top Trail passes 12 miles off.
The story
mountain in Missouri, United States of America
Wikidata Q31609758, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 354 m
How to reach it
- 12.5 mi off the Glade Top Trail
- 152.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 21.8 mi off the Blue Buck Knob Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Smoke Tree Scenic Vista · 14 mi
- Watershed Divide Scenic Vista · 15 mi
- Caney Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Graham Knob: 1.1 mi
- Walker Knob: 1.1 mi
- Pine Knob: 5.2 mi
- Ludecker Bald: 5.3 mi
- Sister Knobs: 5.5 mi
- Trimble Hollow: 3.7 mi
- Coon Den Spring: 3.9 mi
- Strong Spring: 3.9 mi
- Columbus Spring: 4.1 mi
- Days Spring: 8.4 mi
- Rippee State Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
- Caney Mountain State Game Refuge: 9.2 mi
- Ava City Park: 14.7 mi
- Davis Roadside Park: 16.2 mi
- Blair Bridge Park: 17.2 mi
- Douglas County Veterans Memorial: 14.7 mi
- Willie Lee: 18.9 mi
- Carl Memorial: 21.4 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Grave: 21.9 mi
- Rose Wilder's Grave: 21.9 mi
- Rattail Point: 9.9 mi
- Two Faces: 16.5 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 24.0 mi
- Arkansas View Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Caney Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Wolf Junction: 18.8 mi
- Rainbow Springs Upper Outlit: 17.0 mi
- Rainbow Spring Lower Outlit: 17.3 mi
- Wilder Home Museum: 20.7 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder House: 20.7 mi
- Sweden Fork Natural Bridge: 4.2 mi
- Laura Ingals Wilder Statue: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Smith Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Hill | NNW 336° | 529 m | 22.1 mi |
| Mary Gray Hill | N 2° | 502 m | 20.5 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NW 311° | 460 m | 19.3 mi |
| Bear Cave Mountain | SSE 164° | 447 m | 9.4 mi |
| Pinnacle | WSW 252° | 446 m | 17.7 mi |
| Coon Knob Hill | WNW 296° | 445 m | 9.3 mi |
| Blue Buck Knob | ENE 64° | 442 m | 22.4 mi |
| Timber Knob | S 180° | 440 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:54 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:17 | 16:58 |
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 | 33 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wasola 5N, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 726622 — Smith Knob, Douglas County, Missouri.
OpenStreetMap element node/358042083
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