Schlagel Creek State Wildlife Management Area
Schlagel Creek State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 863 m. Rustlers Roost stands 915 m to the west, 5.5 miles off. Bridges to Buttes Byway passes 10 miles off. 27 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the Bridges to Buttes Byway
- 11.3 mi off the Outlaw Trail
27 named places within 25 miles
- Bryan Bridge Historical Marker: 8.9 mi
- Valentine Trailhead Park: 10.9 mi
- Colburn Park: 11.2 mi
- Ecology Park: 11.6 mi
- Valentine City Park: 11.9 mi
- Rustlers Roost: 5.5 mi
- Frederick Peak: 13.1 mi
- Flattop: 23.6 mi
- Cherry County Historical Society Museum: 10.7 mi
- Sandhills Museum: 11.4 mi
- Snake River Falls: 12.7 mi
- Smith Falls: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Schlagel Creek State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rustlers Roost | W 278° | 915 m | 5.5 mi |
| Frederick Peak | NNE 21° | 813 m | 13.1 mi |
| Flattop | NE 43° | 807 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:18 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:42 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 16:26 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 69 | 76 | 74 | 64 | 49 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valentine Miller FLD AP, 10 mi away.
- Painted Turtle3 obs
- Turkey Vulture1 obs
- Western Earless Lizard1 obs
- White-tailed Deer1 obs
- Gray Hairstreak1 obs
- European Carp1 obs
- mat sandbur1 obs
- Festive Tiger Beetle1 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/694100475
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