Backstop Ridge
Backstop Ridge is a cliff in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 350 m. Custer Hill stands 411 m to the north-northeast, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Republican Point, a cliff 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 181 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 350 m
How to reach it
- 181.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 29.6 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Pawnee Park: 2.5 mi
- Montgomery Plaza: 2.5 mi
- North Park: 2.5 mi
- Rathert Stadium: 2.8 mi
- Filby Park: 2.8 mi
- Buffalo Soldier Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Junction City and Geary County Law Enforcement Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Jacob Benton Callen Fountain: 3.5 mi
- State of Kansas Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Wounded Veterans Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Macomb Hill: 1.2 mi
- Harvey Hill: 1.5 mi
- Four Way Divide: 2.3 mi
- Ogden Hill: 2.7 mi
- Machine Gun Ridge: 2.7 mi
- Cavalry Musuem: 3.4 mi
- Geary County Historical Society Museum: 3.4 mi
- Starcke House Museum: 3.5 mi
- Kansas First Territorial Capitol: 4.3 mi
- Kansas Auto Racing Museum: 11.7 mi
- Ernie Barrett: 15.7 mi
- Bill Snyder: 15.8 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Bust: 15.8 mi
- Bosco Clock Tower: 15.9 mi
- Johnny Kaw Statue: 16.0 mi
- Willis Prarie: 12.1 mi
- Kansas Landscape Arboretum: 12.3 mi
- Geary State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 12.3 mi
- VMI Land Tract: 12.7 mi
- Michael-Ross Audubon Preserve: 14.0 mi
- site of old UP Turntable and Roundhouse: 2.7 mi
- Site of old Union Pacific Engine Shops: 2.7 mi
- Locomotive 6072: 3.8 mi
- Lander Park Carousel: 22.8 mi
- Abilene Convention & Visitors Bureau: 22.9 mi
- Republican Point: 0.6 mi
- Sherman Heights: 1.3 mi
- Williston Point: 4.2 mi
- Pawnee Point: 4.2 mi
- Sheridan Point: 4.8 mi
- Collins Lane Gardens: 15.0 mi
- Kansas State University Gardens: 16.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 16.0 mi
- Riley Lane Garden: 16.1 mi
- Meadowlark Hills Community Garden: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Backstop Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custer Hill | NNE 31° | 411 m | 3.1 mi |
| Four Way Divide | NE 35° | 410 m | 2.3 mi |
| Morris Hill | ENE 62° | 406 m | 2.7 mi |
| Randolph Hill | NE 38° | 404 m | 3.9 mi |
| Caisson Hill | ENE 65° | 402 m | 3.3 mi |
| Harvey Hill | NE 34° | 401 m | 1.5 mi |
| Carpenter Hill | NE 48° | 400 m | 4.3 mi |
| Franks Hill | SE 133° | 399 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:04 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:17 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:27 | 17:09 |
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 | 29 | 33 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford Lake, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358630335
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