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Greer Spring

Greer Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Greer Spring is a spring in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Stegall Mountain stands 409 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.0 miles away. Great River Road passes 97 miles off. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.78676, -91.34780

112 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 43
  • Ross Spring: 1.4 mi
  • McCormack Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Stevvens Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Gusty Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Turners Spring: 4.6 mi
Peaks: 30
  • Mosby Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Devils Backbone: 4.8 mi
  • Wild Cat Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Tater Hill: 10.9 mi
  • Conner Hill: 11.3 mi
Parks: 18
Cliffs: 9
Ghost towns: 9
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rocky Falls: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stegall MountainNNE 22°409 m21.7 mi
Thorny MountainNNE 24°405 m23.2 mi
Mule MountainNNE 19°403 m21.1 mi
High HillWNW 298°344 m16.6 mi
Roebell MountainNNE 28°342 m24.6 mi
Mill MountainNNE 20°330 m24.8 mi
Little Thorny MountainNNE 28°324 m22.7 mi
Shut-In MountainNNE 15°312 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:17
June solstice05:4719:5020:28
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1516:1316:53

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333746566573777668574536
Precip in3.03.44.54.75.63.34.03.93.53.84.43.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alton, 7 mi away.

  • northern maidenhair fern19 obs
  • walking fern13 obs
  • round-lobed hepatica11 obs
  • Christmas fern10 obs
  • wild geranium7 obs
  • mayapple7 obs
  • Jack-in-the-Pulpit7 obs
  • watercress7 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipedia

OpenStreetMap element node/12189414476

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