Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 338 m. Pilot Knob stands 336 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is International Forest of Friendship, a historic site 5.9 miles away. Glacial Hills Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Kansas, United States of America
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
- 170.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 15.3 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Morrow Park: 7.2 mi
- Easton City Park: 7.4 mi
- Bromley Park: 7.4 mi
- Lions Pool: 7.9 mi
- Challis Park: 8.1 mi
- International Forest of Friendship: 5.9 mi
- Fort de Cavagnial: 11.9 mi
- General Leavenworth Monument: 13.0 mi
- The Beehive: 13.2 mi
- The Main Parade: 13.3 mi
- Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum: 8.1 mi
- Evah C. Cray Historical Home Museum: 8.5 mi
- Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum: 8.6 mi
- The National Silk Art Museum: 12.8 mi
- Weston Historical Museum: 12.9 mi
- Amelia Earhart One Acre Earth Portrait: 6.2 mi
- Amelia Earhart: 8.0 mi
- Concrete Steam Engine: 15.2 mi
- Concrete Covered Wagon: 15.3 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 23.5 mi
- Sentinel Hill: 11.7 mi
- Hancock Hill: 11.9 mi
- Wagner Point: 12.3 mi
- Government Hill: 12.4 mi
- Pilot Knob: 15.0 mi
- Sallie House: 8.3 mi
- Nelson Rogers Residence: 23.6 mi
- Dearborn Truck Parking (Southbound): 18.8 mi
- Dearborn Rest Area (Northbound): 18.8 mi
- Morrow Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Bell Point: 11.9 mi
- Angel Falls: 18.2 mi
- Delaware City: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Pleasant. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | SE 134° | 336 m | 15.0 mi |
| Hancock Hill | ESE 117° | 331 m | 11.9 mi |
| Wagner Point | ESE 121° | 326 m | 12.3 mi |
| Government Hill | SE 125° | 324 m | 12.4 mi |
| King Hill | NE 38° | 323 m | 23.9 mi |
| Sentinel Hill | SE 124° | 322 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:57 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:11 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:18 | 17:01 |
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 | 27 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Atchison, 9 mi away.
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