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Johnson Shut-Ins

Johnson Shut-Ins, seen from above at true elevation

Johnson Shut-Ins is a waterfall in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 245 m. Taum Sauk Mountain stands 538 m to the east-northeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Taum Sauk Nature Museum, a museum 1.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 55 miles off.

The story

State park in Missouri, United States

Dates from 1955.

Wikidata Q14704332, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
245 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.53928, -90.83798

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Lee Mountain: 2.4 mi
  • Goggins Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • High Top Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • High Top Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • Church Mountain: 2.9 mi
Parks: 13
  • Camp Tom Sauk: 8.6 mi
  • Elephant Rocks State Park: 11.4 mi
  • Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site: 12.2 mi
  • Council Bluff Recreation Area: 13.6 mi
  • Highway K Public Use Area: 15.3 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Springs: 11
  • Double Springs Hollow: 6.5 mi
  • Reeds Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Cooks Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Session Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Cave Spring: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 4
  • Mina Sauk Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Wolf Pen Hollow Waterfall: 13.2 mi
  • Big Drop: 20.7 mi
  • Cats Paw: 20.8 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Ozark Trail Southern John Roth Memorial: 11.5 mi
  • Fort Davidson: 12.2 mi
  • Ozark Trail Northern John Roth Memorial: 12.9 mi
  • Jesse James 1st train robbery: 22.2 mi
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Skyline Roadside Park: 18.8 mi
  • Turkey Creek Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tip Top Roadside Park: 9.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Memorial: 11.4 mi
Beaches: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Turner Natural Bridge: 23.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Johnson Shut-Ins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taum Sauk MountainENE 70°538 m6.4 mi
Wildcat MountainENE 66°536 m5.0 mi
Buford MountainNE 36°531 m13.6 mi
Russell MountainENE 73°524 m8.2 mi
Proffit MountainENE 57°519 m3.7 mi
Bell MountainNNW 346°519 m6.2 mi
Ketcherside MountainE 97°515 m9.3 mi
Hogan MountainESE 101°513 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:15
June solstice05:4319:5020:29
September equinox06:5218:2719:02
December solstice07:1516:0816:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313544556472767567574535
Precip in2.82.74.15.15.34.13.64.03.93.13.73.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Potosi 4 SW, 25 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs79.091.415919215536.316.019.817.526.875.583.8

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge East Fork Black River near Lesterville, MO, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358064088

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