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Battle of Punished Woman's Fork

Battle of Punished Woman's Fork from directly overhead

Battle of Punished Woman's Fork is a historic site in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 903 m. Lone Butte stands 981 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Battle Canyon, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Western Vistas Historic Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 12 named places lie within 25 miles.

The story

park in the United States of America

Wikidata Q49565016, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
903 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.64356, -100.92794

12 named places within 25 miles

Museums: 4
Parks: 3
  • Scott State Park: 2.3 mi
  • Palmer Park: 11.7 mi
  • Patton Park: 11.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1
Peaks: 1
  • Lone Butte: 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battle of Punished Woman's Fork. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lone ButteWNW 303°981 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2119:56
June solstice06:2020:3321:12
September equinox07:3219:0719:42
December solstice07:5916:4517:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303342516273787667544131
Precip in0.40.51.11.92.63.23.13.01.41.50.60.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scott City, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 07001068OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358625204

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