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Nature reserve · Nebraska

Merritt Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area

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Elevation, modelled: 920 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Sevenmile Hill1,122 m · 24.4 mi
Nearest byway: Bridges to Buttes Byway22.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:26local time
Coordinates: 42.5942, -100.9935

Merritt Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Merritt Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled 920 m. Sevenmile Hill stands 1,122 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Meritt Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area, a park 4.8 miles away. Bridges to Buttes Byway passes 22 miles off. 15 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Merritt Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Sevenmile Hill	SSW 214°	1,122 m	24.4 mi
Aljo Hill	WSW 252°	1,098 m	20.6 mi
Indian Hill	W 272°	1,069 m	24.8 mi
Rustlers Roost	NE 56°	915 m	16.8 mi

On the road

22.4 mi off the Bridges to Buttes Byway
29.8 mi off the Outlaw Trail

Around it

15 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves6

Anderson Bridge State Wildlife Management Area: 13.7 mi
Rat and Beaver Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 19.6 mi
Big Alkali State Wildlife Management Area: 19.8 mi
Willow Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 20.8 mi
Schlagel Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 21.3 mi

Parks4

Meritt Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area: 4.8 mi
Merritt Reservoir State Recreation Area: 6.0 mi
Merry Land Park: 7.7 mi
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge: 20.3 mi

Peaks4

Rustlers Roost: 16.8 mi
Aljo Hill: 20.6 mi
Sevenmile Hill: 24.4 mi
Indian Hill: 24.8 mi

Waterfalls1

Snake River Falls: 9.0 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:48	19:19	19:56
June solstice	06:07	20:43	21:26
September equinox	07:32	19:06	19:43
December solstice	08:11	16:28	17:14

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	28	30	40	49	59	69	76	74	65	52	39	30
Precip in	0.4	0.5	1.0	2.6	3.8	4.5	3.2	2.6	2.0	1.6	0.7	0.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valentine NWR, 15 mi away.

Sources

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