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Spoon Spring

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Elevation, modelled
233 m
Tallest summit within 21.9 miles
Bear Cave Mountain447 m · 12.7 mi
Nearest byway
Great River Road134.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:31local time
Coordinates
36.6396, -92.2026
Spoon Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Spoon Spring is a spring in Missouri, at a modelled 233 m. Bear Cave Mountain stands 447 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Moss Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 135 miles off.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear Cave MountainWNW 282°447 m12.7 mi
Long MountainWNW 283°440 m12.1 mi
Timber KnobWNW 287°440 m15.7 mi
High Rock MountainWNW 290°434 m12.5 mi
PinnacleW 273°429 m13.9 mi
Stony KnobW 278°428 m13.6 mi
Pine KnobWNW 295°428 m15.6 mi
Twin KnobsN 352°428 m19.7 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 38
Ghost towns: 10
Historic sites: 9
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 3
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Natural arches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:5119:5320:31
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:1816:1716:57

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353948586573787769584738
Precip in2.72.84.45.35.33.73.73.74.23.84.43.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dora 3SE, 7 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Feb–Jun — fullest in Apr, leanest in Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs7308551,1211,3811,214775560457428423646704

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge North Fork River near Tecumseh, MO, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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