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Turnip Knob

Turnip Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Turnip Knob rises to 409 m in Missouri. Lead Hill stands 529 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Tater Hill, a peak 4.4 miles away. Glade Top Trail passes 18 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Missouri, United States of America

Wikidata Q31610681, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
409 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.95783, -92.98045

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sparta City Roller Park: 6.0 mi
  • Rogersville City Park: 11.8 mi
  • Neal and Betty Grubaugh Park: 13.1 mi
  • Finley River Park: 13.3 mi
  • Ava City Park: 17.1 mi
Peaks: 19
Historic sites: 12
  • Chateau Charmant: 8.5 mi
  • Douglas County Veterans Memorial: 17.1 mi
  • Ruins - Log Cabin / Barn: 17.8 mi
  • Ruined Building: 18.4 mi
  • Living Memorial: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Springs: 11
  • Todd Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Cash Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Olie Lasley Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Brown Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Garrison Spring & Gardens: 12.5 mi
Museums: 11
  • Smallin Civil War Cave: 13.1 mi
  • City of Ozark Community Building: 13.1 mi
  • Creation Experience Museum: 19.4 mi
  • Missouri Institute of Natural Science: 21.8 mi
  • Springfield Art Museum: 22.9 mi
Gardens: 8
  • Xeriscape Garden: 22.7 mi
  • Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden: 24.0 mi
  • Hosta Garden: 24.2 mi
  • Rose Garden: 24.2 mi
  • Master Gardeners Demonstration Gardens: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 7
  • Major General Sterling Price: 21.6 mi
  • Big Kraft Macaroni: 22.1 mi
  • Sun Target II: 22.9 mi
  • World's Largest Fork: 22.9 mi
  • Beaver Statue: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Turnip Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lead HillENE 62°529 m21.4 mi
Keyger MountainENE 72°508 m7.5 mi
Pleasant KnobNE 46°495 m24.6 mi
Pilot KnobE 80°460 m13.5 mi
PinnacleSE 145°446 m19.2 mi
Coon Knob HillESE 107°445 m20.6 mi
North View HillN 357°444 m23.8 mi
Table Rock KnobE 100°415 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:5019:24
June solstice05:5319:5720:35
September equinox07:0018:3619:10
December solstice07:2216:1916:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303443536269747265544233
Precip in2.62.84.05.25.14.74.74.34.73.24.03.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oldfield, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 752629 — Turnip Knob, Christian County, Missouri.

OpenStreetMap element node/358065166

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