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Turkey Mountain

Turkey Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Turkey Mountain rises to 416 m in Missouri. Whitney Mountain stands 552 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Steep Bluff, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Sugar Camp Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Missouri, United States of America

Wikidata Q31610642, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
416 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.58312, -93.68575

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 30
Attractions: 20
Museums: 18
Springs: 10
  • Roaring River Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Magnetic Springs: 12.2 mi
  • Grotto Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Crescent Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Congress Spring: 12.5 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Historic sites: 5
  • Civil War Healing: 12.9 mi
  • Clemens House site: 20.1 mi
  • Reunited Soldiery Monument: 20.5 mi
  • Confederate Monument: 20.5 mi
  • Lest We Forget 9/11 Memorial: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 4
Beaches: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Gardens: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 5.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • short term/exstended trucker parking bathroom during busness hours: 14.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Turkey Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whitney MountainSW 226°552 m18.0 mi
Anderson MountainSSE 149°552 m21.2 mi
Pond MountainSSW 195°542 m15.8 mi
Swain MountainSSW 192°540 m20.7 mi
Rich MountainSW 231°535 m17.4 mi
Miller MountainSSE 148°532 m21.7 mi
Brushy KnobsSSE 151°531 m15.7 mi
Brother KnobsSSE 147°526 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5319:27
June solstice05:5719:5920:37
September equinox07:0318:3919:13
December solstice07:2416:2317:03

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333847556472777668584637
Precip in2.52.33.95.06.24.84.23.34.63.83.93.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cassville, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 752607 — Turkey Mountain, Barry County, Missouri.

OpenStreetMap element node/358065156

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