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The Manitou Bluffs, or Big Manitou Bluffs, are a series of cliffs and bluffs along the Missouri River in Boone County, Missouri. [1] They are made of Mississippian limestone that has been exposed by the erosive action of the Missouri River over time as it cuts into the Ozark Plateau. The bluffs are located between the towns of Rocheport and ...
Wheeler Peak and surrounding peaks, viewed from Eagle Nest, New Mexico. Wheeler Peak is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of New Mexico.It is located northeast of Taos and south of Red River in the northern part of the state, and just 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of the ski slopes of Taos Ski Valley.
This article comprises three sortable tables of the significant mountain peaks of Missouri. This article defines a significant mountain peak as a summit with at least 100 meters (328.1 feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence. All summits in this article have ...
Located north of Columbia, Missouri adjacent to Finger Lakes State Park it is over 2000 acres of lakes, wetlands, forest, and prairie. Much of the land is severely degraded from strip mining by the Peabody Coal Company from 1963 to 1972. The land was acquired by the Missouri Department of Conservation in 1979.
Established as the Wheeler Peak Wild Area in 1960, [1] 6,051 acres (2,449 ha) the area was re-designated the Wheeler Peak Wilderness in 1964 with the passage of the Wilderness Act. The area was expanded by 14,700 acres (5,900 ha) in 1980 with the passage of the New Mexico Wilderness Act. [ 2 ]
Webcam views from Maggie Valley, Sugar Mountain, Waynesville, and Beech Mountain on Wednesday morning, Oct. 16, 2024 show freshly fallen snow in the mountai Snow falls on North Carolina's ...
Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area is a nature preserve and wetland in Boone County, Missouri. [1] Located mainly in the Missouri River floodplain southwest of Columbia, Missouri and managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation, the wetlands are a refugee for migrating birds and home to several breeding pairs of bald eagles. [2]
Three Creeks Conservation Area is a nature preserve in Boone County, Missouri.Its Ozark terrain has many karst features including caves, springs, and sinkholes. It is located south of Columbia, Missouri and the more well-known Rock Bridge Memorial State Park.