Smith Lake State Wildlife Management Area
Smith Lake State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 1,156 m. Morton Hill stands 1,305 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Box Butte, a peak 9.4 miles away. Bridges to Buttes Byway passes 21 miles off. 20 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
- 21.4 mi off the Bridges to Buttes Byway
- 23.7 mi off the Sandhills Journey, National
- 26.4 mi off the Gold Rush Byway
20 named places within 25 miles
- Box Butte: 9.4 mi
- Argo Hill: 13.5 mi
- Lloyd Hill: 13.7 mi
- Morton Hill: 14.8 mi
- Box Butte: 17.6 mi
- Mari Sandoz State Historical Marker: 13.0 mi
- Walgren Lake State Recreation Area: 18.4 mi
- Modisett Park: 21.4 mi
- Box Butte County Historical Marker: 22.3 mi
- Antioch Potash Boom-Town Historical Marker: 24.4 mi
- Mari Sandoz Museum: 14.1 mi
- Sheridan County Historical Museum: 21.6 mi
- Heritage Center I: 22.7 mi
- Heritage Center II: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Smith Lake State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Hill | SE 131° | 1,305 m | 14.8 mi |
| Wolf Hill | SE 126° | 1,305 m | 18.3 mi |
| Lloyd Hill | SE 126° | 1,286 m | 13.7 mi |
| Argo Hill | ESE 117° | 1,284 m | 13.5 mi |
| Big Hill | E 94° | 1,261 m | 20.9 mi |
| Wild Horse Butte | WSW 243° | 1,230 m | 22.5 mi |
| Box Butte | WSW 243° | 1,218 m | 17.6 mi |
| Box Butte | WNW 293° | 1,171 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:35 | 16:21 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 38 | 45 | 55 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 61 | 48 | 34 | 25 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HAY Springs 12 S, 14 mi away.
- Autumn Yellow-winged Grasshopper8 obs
- Cole's Bush Cicada8 obs
- Toothed Field Grasshopper6 obs
- Two-ridged Ramshorn4 obs
- Painted Turtle3 obs
- winged dock3 obs
- Bronzed Tiger Beetle3 obs
- Big Sand Tiger Beetle3 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/813728953
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