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Washington Bald

Washington Bald, seen from above at true elevation

Washington Bald rises to 380 m in Missouri. Bear Cave Mountain stands 447 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Peacock Bald, a peak 1.7 miles away. Glade Top Trail passes 1.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Missouri, United States of America

Wikidata Q31611069, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
380 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.62784, -92.72656

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Peacock Bald: 1.7 mi
  • Holt Bald: 4.1 mi
  • Chain Link Mountain: 5.6 mi
  • Blackjack Knob: 6.2 mi
  • McVey Bald: 7.0 mi
Parks: 25
  • Spring Creek Public Use Area: 8.9 mi
  • Highway 125 Public Use Area: 9.9 mi
  • Buck Creek Public Use Area: 10.5 mi
  • Pontiac Public Use Area: 10.5 mi
  • Jones Point State Wildlife Management Area: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 11
Springs: 8
  • Rock Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Strong Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Hoffmeister Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Trimble Hollow: 22.3 mi
  • Coon Den Spring: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Historic sites: 5
  • Willie Lee: 5.9 mi
  • Ruined Building: 9.9 mi
  • Ruins - Log Cabin / Barn: 10.8 mi
  • Douglas County Veterans Memorial: 22.7 mi
  • Ozark Medieval Fortress: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Sweden Fork Natural Bridge: 20.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Washington Bald. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear Cave MountainENE 78°447 m17.0 mi
PinnacleNNW 338°446 m7.7 mi
Coon Knob HillNNE 19°445 m17.6 mi
Timber KnobENE 69°440 m15.1 mi
Long MountainENE 78°440 m17.6 mi
High Rock MountainENE 73°434 m18.0 mi
PinnacleE 84°429 m15.2 mi
Stony KnobE 80°428 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4919:23
June solstice05:5319:5520:33
September equinox06:5918:3519:09
December solstice07:2016:1916:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333746566473777668574636
Precip in3.02.93.95.25.33.54.13.24.04.34.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wasola 5N, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 752772 — Washington Bald, Ozark County, Missouri.

OpenStreetMap element node/358065287

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