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Suicide Bluffs

Suicide Bluffs, seen from above at true elevation

Suicide Bluffs is a cliff in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 885 m. Lone Butte stands 981 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Scott State Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Western Vistas Historic Byway passes 1.1 miles off. 12 named places lie within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
885 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.68668, -100.92959
Around it

12 named places within 25 miles

Museums: 4
Parks: 3
  • Scott State Park: 0.9 mi
  • Palmer Park: 14.7 mi
  • Patton Park: 14.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Historic sites: 1
Peaks: 1
  • Lone Butte: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Suicide Bluffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lone ButteWNW 295°981 m16.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2119:56
June solstice06:2020:3321:13
September equinox07:3219:0719:42
December solstice07:5916:4417:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303343516273787668544131
Precip in0.40.51.01.62.83.12.93.01.61.50.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oakley 19 SSW, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358625192

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