Goldenrod State Wildlife Management Area
Goldenrod State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 1,107 m. Marks Butte stands 1,242 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is B24 crash memorial graves, a historic site 1.5 miles away. Gold Rush Byway runs past it. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
How to reach it
- On the Gold Rush Byway
- 2.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 21.2 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
50 named places within 25 miles
- Pony Express Park: 2.9 mi
- Pony Express Nine Mile Station Marker: 3.1 mi
- Deuel County Fairgrounds: 4.3 mi
- Sedgwick Bar State Game Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Meline Park: 9.3 mi
- Mount Vernon: 9.7 mi
- Flat Top: 15.7 mi
- Marks Butte: 17.3 mi
- Barn Butte: 20.5 mi
- Twin Buttes: 21.0 mi
- Julesburg Depot Museum: 9.7 mi
- The Fort Sedgwick Museum: 9.7 mi
- Old Ford Garage: 9.7 mi
- Lodgepole Depot Museum: 12.8 mi
- Garden County Museum: 24.5 mi
- B24 crash memorial graves: 1.5 mi
- Pony Express historical trail marker: 11.0 mi
- Colorado Northeast Corner: 19.7 mi
- Eagles Cliff: 19.8 mi
- Signal Bluff: 21.8 mi
- Coumbe Bluff: 24.9 mi
- Pony Express: 11.0 mi
- Swept Away: 11.0 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Julesburg: 11.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Goldenrod State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marks Butte | SSW 195° | 1,242 m | 17.3 mi |
| Mount Vernon | NW 319° | 1,215 m | 9.7 mi |
| Flat Top | WSW 242° | 1,207 m | 15.7 mi |
| Twin Buttes | WSW 240° | 1,178 m | 21.0 mi |
| McCuligan Butte | N 7° | 1,133 m | 21.7 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | N 359° | 1,113 m | 23.0 mi |
| Windlass Hill | NE 49° | 1,104 m | 21.3 mi |
| Barn Butte | NNE 17° | 1,093 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:45 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 49 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chappell, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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