Mushroom Rock State Park
Mushroom Rock State Park is an attraction in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 467 m. Buzzard Roost stands 501 m to the east-northeast, 3.9 miles off. Prairie Trail Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
The story
state park in Kansas, USA
Dates from 1965.
Wikidata Q1348966, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Prairie Trail Scenic Byway
- 206.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 25.0 mi off the Post Rock Scenic Byway
83 named places within 25 miles
- Addax: 16.7 mi
- Lion: 16.8 mi
- East African Crowned Crane: 16.8 mi
- Andean Spectacled Bear: 16.8 mi
- Ring-tailed Lemur: 16.8 mi
- Yankee Run Point Public Use Area: 5.8 mi
- Boldt Bluff Public Use Area: 6.5 mi
- Venango Public Use Area: 6.8 mi
- Preisker Park: 10.4 mi
- Krizek Park: 10.4 mi
- Fort Harker Museum Complex: 7.1 mi
- Hodgden House Museum Complex: 10.9 mi
- Kansas Motorcycle Museum: 15.9 mi
- Post Rock Scout Museum: 22.6 mi
- Crispin’s Drug Store Museum: 22.6 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 3.9 mi
- Fremont's Knob: 4.7 mi
- Coiner Dome: 9.7 mi
- Weston Hill: 10.0 mi
- Soldier Cap Mound: 12.6 mi
- Frontier in Lincoln County: 21.4 mi
- Steve Fossett Plaza: 21.5 mi
- Original Salina Airport: 24.9 mi
- Saline State Fishing Lake: 23.6 mi
- Ferris Demonstration Wildlife Area: 24.1 mi
- Lincoln Art Center: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mushroom Rock State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Roost | ENE 65° | 501 m | 3.9 mi |
| Potato Hill | ESE 105° | 464 m | 12.6 mi |
| Coiner Dome | ESE 106° | 458 m | 9.7 mi |
| Weston Hill | ESE 103° | 458 m | 10.0 mi |
| Soldier Cap Mound | E 93° | 449 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:21 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:33 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 64 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kanopolis Lake, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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