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Wallace Bluffs

Wallace Bluffs, seen from above at true elevation

Wallace Bluffs is a cliff in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 1,060 m. Rock Hill stands 1,185 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Wallace Museum, a museum 5.1 miles away. Western Vistas Historic Byway passes 5.0 miles off. 10 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1060 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.84279, -101.54544

10 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 5
  • Twin Butte: 9.5 mi
  • Motti Hill: 9.6 mi
  • Red Hills: 11.6 mi
  • Lone Butte: 18.5 mi
  • Rock Hill: 23.3 mi
Museums: 2
Parks: 2
  • Sharon Springs City Park: 11.6 mi
  • Winona City Park: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock HillW 261°1,185 m23.3 mi
Red HillsNNW 337°1,091 m11.6 mi
Motti HillN 349°1,063 m9.6 mi
Twin ButteESE 114°990 m9.5 mi
Lone ButteESE 102°981 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2318:58
June solstice05:2219:3620:15
September equinox06:3518:1018:45
December solstice07:0215:4616:28

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303241506172777566534031
Precip in0.40.51.01.82.92.63.93.51.51.50.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wallace, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358642358

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