Monkey Mountain Conservation Area
Forbes Missouri 64473
Monkey Mountain Conservation Area managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation and the adjacent Missouri River Mitigation Project managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has over 2000 acres on a hill “too steep for even monkeys to climb.” The Lewis and Clark Expedition passed under these hills on July 8, 1804 and again on September 11, 1806. Pioneer settlement began primarily in 1836.
There are many trails and access points, and you will see views of the Missouri and Nodaway River valleys. Before settlement, the steep slopes were upland forest consisting mainly of bur oak, white oak, red oak, black walnut, American elm, hickory and basswood.
1737 Elgin Rd, Highland, KS 66035, USA
Distance: 11.91 mi (straight line)
Galleries and Venues Museums and Interpretive Centers Tribal Experiences
Remington Nature Center Of St. Joseph, McArthur Drive, Saint Joseph, MO, USA
Distance: 12.23 mi (straight line)
Robidoux Row Museum and St Joseph Historical Society, East Poulin Street, Saint Joseph, MO, USA
Distance: 13.01 mi (straight line)
Missouri Theater, Edmond Street, Saint Joseph, MO, USA
Distance: 13.66 mi (straight line)
The Wyeth Tootle Mansion, Charles Street, Saint Joseph, MO, USA
Distance: 13.91 mi (straight line)
Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, Frederick Avenue, Saint Joseph, MO, USA
Distance: 14.17 mi (straight line)
Pony Express National Museum, Penn Street, Saint Joseph, MO, USA
Distance: 14.28 mi (straight line)
Patee House Museum And Jesse James Homes, Penn Street, Saint Joseph, MO, USA
Distance: 14.41 mi (straight line)
Glore Psychiatric Museum, Frederick Avenue, Saint Joseph, MO, USA
Distance: 14.73 mi (straight line)
St Joseph Museums, Frederick Avenue, Saint Joseph, MO, USA
Distance: 14.74 mi (straight line)
Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge Welcome Center, State Highway E, Mound City, MO, USA
Distance: 15.27 mi (straight line)
Four State Lookout, 3rd Street, White Cloud, KS, USA
Distance: 15.60 mi (straight line)
Ioway Bee Farm, Thrasher Road, White Cloud, KS, USA
Distance: 19.56 mi (straight line)
Iowa Tribe Powwow Grounds, White Cloud, KS, USA
Distance: 20.71 mi (straight line)
Independence Creek: Louis and Clark historical site, 314th Rd, Atchison, KS, USA
Distance: 21.02 mi (straight line)
St. Benedict's Abbey, North 2nd Street, Atchison, KS, USA
Distance: 24.22 mi (straight line)
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