Summers Mound

Summers Mound: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Summers Mound

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Summers Mound — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.33669, -94.56829. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Summers Mound

• Massacre Memorial State Park · park · Linn · ~10 km · Must-see
• Trading Post's fort · museum · Linn · ~18 km · Must-see
• Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Linn · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mound City's post · church · Linn · ~38 km · Must-see
• John Brown Museum · museum · Miami · ~48 km · Must-see
• Blue Mound · viewpoint · Vernon · ~60 km · Must-see
• Hillsdale State Park- Hillsdale Point Recreation Area · park · Miami · ~61 km · Must-see
• Hillsdale Lake · lake · Miami · ~62 km · Must-see
• Osage Village State Historic Site · park · Vernon · ~63 km · Must-see
• Raymore Recreation Park · park · Cass · ~64 km · Must-see
• Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Johnson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Hawk Ridge Park · park · Cass · ~68 km · Must-see
• Fort Scott National Historic Site · fort · Bourbon · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lunette Blair-Blockhouse · fort · Bourbon · ~70 km · Must-see
• Anderson County Courthouse · fort · Anderson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Graves Mound · viewpoint · Bates · ~8 km
• Linn Valley Lakes Veterans Memorial · fort · Linn · ~15 km
• Rockville's post · fort · Miami · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Summers Mound

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Summers Mound

• Blue Mound · viewpoint · Vernon · ~60 km · Must-see
• Bowler Hill · viewpoint · Jackson · ~79 km · Must-see
• Cement City Limestone outcrops · viewpoint · Jackson · ~80 km · Must-see
• Westerville, Cement City, and Raytown Limestone outcrops · viewpoint · Jackson · ~80 km · Must-see
• Kansas City Group above, Pleasanton Group below · viewpoint · Jackson · ~82 km · Must-see
• Knobtown Sandstone at trail level · viewpoint · Jackson · ~83 km · Must-see
• Argentine Limestone Outcrop · viewpoint · Johnson · ~84 km · Must-see
• Normal Fault in cliff · viewpoint · Jackson · ~84 km · Must-see
• Winterset Limestone Cliffs · viewpoint · Jackson · ~88 km · Must-see
• Knobtown Sandstone Outcrop · viewpoint · Jackson · ~89 km · Must-see

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