Monolopy Marsh
About
Monolopy Marsh is a boat launch inside Mingo National Wildlife Refuge in southeast Missouri, within the Mingo Wilderness and about 4 miles from the town of Puxico. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages the land. For comfortable weather, spring and fall are the best bets. Typical averages from the nearby Wappapello Dam weather station show highs around 68°F in April and 69°F in October, while July highs average 88°F. Close by are the Bluff Trail, about 3.5 miles away, and Mingo Creek, a canoeing route about 5 miles away. Peoples Creek and Lake Wappapello offer fishing within about 8 miles.
Launch Details
Managed by
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Location
Wappapello
Missouri
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Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Apr–Jun. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 68–84°F and lows of 46–65°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Wappapello Dam, MO weather station, 7.1 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan42° high24° low
- Feb47° high28° low
- Mar56° high36° low
- Apr68° high46° low
- May76° high56° low
- Jun84° high65° low
- Jul88° high69° low
- Aug87° high67° low
- Sep80° high60° low
- Oct69° high47° low
- Nov56° high36° low
- Dec45° high28° low
Where it is
- Mingo Wilderness · Wilderness
- Mingo National Wildlife Refuge · Public land
- Nearest town
- Puxico, Missouri · 4.2 mi
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; NIFC Jurisdictional Units; USGS GNIS populated places
Nearby
- Bluff TrailHiking3.5 mi
- Mingo CreekCanoeing5 mi
- Peoples CreekPier fishing5.7 mi
- Eagle Point Recreation AreaLake fishing6.3 mi
- Spillway Recreation AreaLake fishing7 mi
- Lake WappapelloLake fishing7.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
