Powder Mill Spring
Powder Mill Spring is a spring in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 171 m. Red Hill stands 410 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Powder Mill Cave Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 86 miles off. 151 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 85.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
151 named places within 25 miles
- Cove Spring: 0.5 mi
- Clint Williams Spring: 1.3 mi
- Blue Spring: 1.4 mi
- Stroup Spring: 4.6 mi
- Spout Spring: 5.0 mi
- Williams Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Peter Mooney Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Barnett Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Vance Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Roberts Field Campsite: 4.0 mi
- Logyard Campsite: 5.4 mi
- Peck Ranch State Wildlife Management Area: 9.8 mi
- Chilton Creek Campsite: 10.9 mi
- Mahan Roadside Park: 11.3 mi
- Martin Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Martin Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Buttin Rock: 3.1 mi
- Red Rock: 3.5 mi
- Cardareva Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Beal: 6.5 mi
- Oakley: 12.3 mi
- Dairyville: 12.4 mi
- Alamode: 13.2 mi
- Webb: 16.9 mi
- Beach 3: 9.5 mi
- Beach 2: 9.5 mi
- Beach 3: 9.6 mi
- Pulltite: 19.6 mi
- Powder Mill Cave Natural Area: 0.5 mi
- Joshua T. Chilton Memorial Access: 10.2 mi
- Flat Rock State Wildlife Area: 20.2 mi
- Skyline Roadside Park: 13.8 mi
- Round Spring: 14.4 mi
- Sinking Creek Day Use Area: 15.3 mi
- Cross Country Trail Rides: 9.7 mi
- Big Spring: 18.9 mi
- Turner Natural Bridge: 13.4 mi
- Round Spring Natural Bridge: 14.5 mi
- Rocky Falls: 6.6 mi
- Horseshoe Horse: 10.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Powder Mill Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hill | N 351° | 410 m | 22.0 mi |
| Stegall Mountain | S 191° | 409 m | 7.5 mi |
| Thorny Mountain | S 182° | 405 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mule Mountain | SSW 200° | 403 m | 8.0 mi |
| Finley Mountain | E 86° | 386 m | 24.2 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | W 273° | 385 m | 3.2 mi |
| Coot Mountain | W 259° | 379 m | 4.3 mi |
| Tip Top Mountain | WNW 298° | 377 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:11 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eminence 1 NW, 11 mi away.
- round-lobed hepatica15 obs
- great blue lobelia13 obs
- Pipevine Swallowtail12 obs
- Virginia bluebells12 obs
- Ebony Jewelwing12 obs
- toadshade9 obs
- Spicebush Swallowtail8 obs
- cut-leaved toothwort7 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/12849279596
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