Nature reserve · Kansas
Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area
Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 547 m. The nearest named place is Pride Park, a park 7.1 miles away. Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off. 24 named places lie within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Coordinates38.48608, -98.64783
- 2.5 mi off the Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway, National
- 198.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 26.9 mi off the Post Rock Scenic Byway
24 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 16
- Pride Park: 7.1 mi
- William A. (Bill) Lebert Park: 7.3 mi
- Heritage Park: 7.6 mi
- 2nd St Park: 7.8 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 7.9 mi
Museums: 2
- Hoisington Historical Society: 7.2 mi
- Kansas Oil and Gas Museum: 12.6 mi
Artworks: 2
- Breaking the Sod statue: 11.8 mi
- Metal baseball statue: 12.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Binger Wildlife Area: 17.8 mi
- Quivira National Wildlife Refuge: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 1
- Expo Center: 14.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Belfield: 21.6 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:12 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:23 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:36 | 17:18 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Great Bend 3wnw, 12 mi away.
- American White Pelican52 obs
- Yellow-headed Blackbird48 obs
- Diamondback Watersnake43 obs
- American Avocet36 obs
- Blue-winged Teal35 obs
- White-faced Ibis32 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird29 obs
- American Coot28 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.
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