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Van East Mountain

Van East Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Van East Mountain rises to 404 m in Missouri. Russell Mountain stands 524 m to the west, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Blankenship Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 43 miles off.

The story

mountain in Missouri, United States of America

Wikidata Q31610822, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
404 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.55755, -90.51651

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 30
Historic sites: 8
  • Fort Davidson: 8.0 mi
  • St. Joe Lead Federal Mill No.3: 19.0 mi
  • Water Tower: 19.4 mi
  • Floatation Tank 1: 19.4 mi
  • Floatation Tank 2: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 5
  • White Oak Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Blue Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Cave Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Double Springs Hollow: 23.2 mi
  • La Hae Spring: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Big Drop: 3.1 mi
  • Cats Paw: 3.2 mi
  • Mina Sauk Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Johnson Shut-Ins: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Memorial: 11.5 mi
  • Old Time Flea Market: 17.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Monsanto Lake Beach: 17.6 mi
  • Pim Lake Beach: 17.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Turkey Creek Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tip Top Roadside Park: 8.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Double Arch: 20.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Van East Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Russell MountainW 276°524 m9.8 mi
Ketcherside MountainWSW 254°515 m8.7 mi
Brown MountainNNW 332°501 m9.7 mi
Oak MountainNW 316°496 m8.7 mi
Shepherd MountainWNW 296°487 m7.9 mi
Wolf MountainNNW 338°481 m9.5 mi
Grassy MountainW 264°473 m2.7 mi
Buck MountainN 354°464 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:14
June solstice05:4219:4820:27
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1416:0716:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313544556472767567554435
Precip in3.02.83.85.35.33.64.03.93.53.34.63.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericktown, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 752689 — Van East Mountain, Madison County, Missouri.

OpenStreetMap element node/358065244

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