Mountain Creek Landing
About
Mountain Creek Landing is a boat launch in Missouri, about 4.6 miles from the town of Bennett Springs. It serves as a put-in for getting a boat onto the water in this part of the state. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 76°F and September highs near 80°F, with July the warmest month at about 88°F. Mountain Creek, a canoeing route, lies about 2.8 miles away. Bennett Spring Branch offers river fishing about 5.2 miles off, and the Whistle Trail and Bridge Trail are both within about 5.5 miles for anyone wanting to pair a paddle with a walk.
Location
Eldridge
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 44–63°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Lebanon 2w, MO weather station, 11 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan42° high22° low1 days with snow
- Feb48° high25° low1 days with snow
- Mar58° high34° low
- Apr68° high44° low
- May76° high54° low
- Jun84° high63° low
- Jul88° high67° low
- Aug87° high65° low
- Sep80° high57° low
- Oct69° high46° low
- Nov56° high35° low
- Dec46° high26° low1 days with snow
Nearby
- Mountain CreekCanoeing2.8 mi
- Bennett Spring BranchRiver fishing5.2 mi
Whistle TrailHikingPhoto: Cyote, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.3 mi
Bridge TrailHikingPhoto: rjones0856, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.4 mi- Mill Pond TrailHiking5.5 mi
- Natural Tunnel TrailHikingPhoto: rjones0856, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.9 mi
Savanna Ridge TrailHikingPhoto: cm195902, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)6.1 mi- Niangua RiverCanoeing8.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Mountain Creek Landing
Best months: March–June and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
42° / 22°
7 wet · 1 snow
Feb
48° / 25°
7 wet · 1 snow
Mar
58° / 34°
9 wet
Apr
68° / 44°
10 wet
May
76° / 54°
11 wet
Jun
84° / 63°
9 wet
Jul
88° / 67°
8 wet
Aug
87° / 65°
8 wet
Sep
80° / 57°
7 wet
Oct
69° / 46°
8 wet
Nov
56° / 35°
7 wet
Dec
46° / 26°
6 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lebanon 2w, MO, 11.3 mi away at 1,246 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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