Anderson Bridge State Wildlife Management Area
Anderson Bridge State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 789 m. Rustlers Roost stands 915 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Snake River Falls, a waterfall 8.7 miles away. Bridges to Buttes Byway passes 9.3 miles off. 21 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the Bridges to Buttes Byway
- 20.4 mi off the Outlaw Trail
21 named places within 25 miles
- Merritt Reservoir State Recreation Area: 12.0 mi
- Meritt Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area: 12.9 mi
- Merry Land Park: 18.2 mi
- Cody City Park: 18.8 mi
- Valentine Trailhead Park: 20.3 mi
- Merritt Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area: 13.7 mi
- Schlagel Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 17.0 mi
- Big Alkali State Wildlife Management Area: 19.4 mi
- Borman Bridge State Wildlife Management Area: 21.6 mi
- Valentine State Fish Hatchery: 21.8 mi
- Rustlers Roost: 11.6 mi
- Frederick Peak: 22.3 mi
- Cherry County Historical Society Museum: 20.2 mi
- Sandhills Museum: 20.7 mi
- Snake River Falls: 8.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Anderson Bridge State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rustlers Roost | ESE 110° | 915 m | 11.6 mi |
| Frederick Peak | ENE 70° | 813 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:19 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:43 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:27 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 25 | 34 | 44 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 70 | 61 | 47 | 34 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kilgore 1NE, 11 mi away.
- Red Admiral2 obs
- common hackberry2 obs
- Common Roadside-Skipper2 obs
- Army Cutworm Moth2 obs
- Sunflower Tortoise Beetle2 obs
- Wild Turkey1 obs
- Chipping Sparrow1 obs
- American Redstart1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/693718524
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