Mount Mitchell Heritage Prairie Park
Mount Mitchell Heritage Prairie Park is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 327 m. Gun Barrel Hill stands 488 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is George T. Fielding, III Monument, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Native Stone Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Prarie Guards
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
- 170.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Miller Family Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Riverfront Park: 3.6 mi
- Railroad Park: 3.8 mi
- City Park: 3.9 mi
- Pennyland Park: 4.3 mi
- George T. Fielding, III Monument: 0.2 mi
- William Mitchell Monument: 0.2 mi
- Wamego Area Veterans Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Mark Jilka: 12.7 mi
- St. Marys Vietnam Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Mount Mitchell: 0.2 mi
- Tabor Hill: 12.2 mi
- Buffalo Mound: 13.5 mi
- Prospect Hill: 13.5 mi
- Rocky Hill: 15.4 mi
- Bolton Wildlife Area: 5.5 mi
- Pillsbury Crossing Wildlife Area: 7.6 mi
- Oregon Trail Nature Park: 10.0 mi
- Greater Flint Hills: 13.0 mi
- Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake Number Two: 13.5 mi
- Wamego Historical Museum: 3.9 mi
- Oz Museum: 3.9 mi
- Wabaunsee County Historical Society & Museum: 9.2 mi
- Union Pacific Train Depot: 13.9 mi
- Flint Hills Discovery Center: 14.0 mi
- Guard of the Plains: 11.3 mi
- K: 13.6 mi
- S: 13.6 mi
- Anotacoes: 14.1 mi
- MANHATTAN: 14.4 mi
- Wamego Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Riley Lane Garden: 14.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 14.8 mi
- Collins Lane Gardens: 15.1 mi
- Meadowlark Hills Community Garden: 15.4 mi
- The Yellow Brick Road: 3.9 mi
- Dorothy's House: 4.4 mi
- Missile Silo Home: 5.3 mi
- Echo Cliff: 22.6 mi
- Sheridan Point: 24.6 mi
- Paxico Rest Area: 11.3 mi
- Vera: 12.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Mitchell Heritage Prairie Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gun Barrel Hill | SSE 167° | 488 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Ephraim | NNW 342° | 400 m | 17.6 mi |
| Campbell Hill | W 266° | 391 m | 23.6 mi |
| Buffalo Mound | ESE 115° | 387 m | 13.5 mi |
| Stagg Hill | W 272° | 377 m | 16.4 mi |
| Sumner Hill | W 264° | 371 m | 23.4 mi |
| Rodney Hill | W 265° | 366 m | 24.0 mi |
| Sunset Hill | W 279° | 361.188 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:15 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:24 | 17:06 |
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 | 29 | 33 | 43 | 54 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wamego 4 W, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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