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Maxwell Wildlife​ Refuge

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Elevation, modelled
454 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Twin Mounds469 m · 3.5 mi
Nearest byway
Prairie Trail Scenic Byway1.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:58local time
Coordinates
38.4756, -97.4602
Maxwell Wildlife​ Refuge from directly overhead

Maxwell Wildlife​ Refuge is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a modelled 454 m. Twin Mounds stands 469 m to the northwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is McPherson State Fishing Lake, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Prairie Trail Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

Operated by
Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Maxwell Wildlife​ Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin MoundsNW 326°469 m3.5 mi
Potato HillNW 307°464 m23.3 mi
Iron MoundN 353°454 m23.2 mi
Soldier Cap MoundNW 312°449 m24.7 mi

66 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0719:42
June solstice06:0720:1820:58
September equinox07:1818:5419:29
December solstice07:4416:3117:13

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313544546576817970584433
Precip in0.91.22.43.05.44.74.23.53.02.41.61.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcpherson, 11 mi away.

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