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Rock Spring

Rock Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Rock Spring is a spring in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 303 m. Keyger Mountain stands 508 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is The Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Glade Top Trail passes 5.3 miles off. 176 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.

Spring building (abandoned) and Springbox

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Coordinates36.68956, -92.94125

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Around it

176 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 56
  • Kissee Mills Public Use Area: 4.8 mi
  • Beaver Creek Public Use Area: 6.0 mi
  • Beaver Creek Public Use Area: 6.7 mi
  • Jellystone Park of Branson: 8.6 mi
  • Shadow Rock Public Use Area: 8.9 mi
Peaks: 39
Attractions: 19
  • Grand Country Resort: 17.7 mi
  • The Branson Coaster: 18.0 mi
  • Ride The Ducks: 18.1 mi
  • Chopper Charter Helicopter Tours: 18.9 mi
  • Castle of Chaos & Hannah's Maze of Mirrors: 18.9 mi
Museums: 14
  • Branson Centennial Museum: 15.6 mi
  • Branson Ghosts & Legends: 15.7 mi
  • Creation Experience Museum: 16.3 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Museum: 17.0 mi
  • Gaetz Tractor Museum: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 11
Ghost towns: 10
Historic sites: 8
  • Ruins - Log Cabin / Barn: 3.0 mi
  • Ruined Building: 3.7 mi
  • Willie Lee: 8.6 mi
  • The Missouri Gold Star Families Memorial: 17.2 mi
  • Veteran's Grove: 17.2 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 5
Springs: 3
  • Cash Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Brown Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Strong Spring: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Scripture Garden: 17.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Keyger MountainNNE 13°508 m21.5 mi
Pilot KnobNNE 28°460 m23.6 mi
PinnacleENE 72°446 m9.4 mi
Coon Knob HillNE 55°445 m21.4 mi
Table Rock KnobNE 48°415 m22.7 mi
Turnip KnobN 353°409 m18.7 mi
Haden BaldENE 58°405 m14.3 mi
Bald JessE 100°404 m23.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:5019:24
June solstice05:5419:5620:35
September equinox07:0018:3619:10
December solstice07:2116:2017:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364048586775797871594839
Precip in2.72.54.24.95.34.24.33.14.13.73.92.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ozark Beach 2 NNE, 9 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–May — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs33741360668669126614980.277.3119233278

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Beaver Creek at Bradleyville, MO, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5421424159

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