Cheyenne State Wildlife Management Area
Cheyenne State Wildlife Management Area is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 595 m. Topeka Peak stands 638 m to the south, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Wood River West State Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Loup Rivers Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 595 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Loup Rivers Scenic Byway
- 3.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 15.0 mi off the Sandhills Journey, National
Named places within 25 miles
- South Water Tower Park: 3.8 mi
- Original Townsite of Wood River Historical Marker: 4.3 mi
- Sandhill Cranes Historical Marker: 5.2 mi
- Hannon Federal Waterfowl Production Area: 5.5 mi
- Crane Meadows Nature Center: 6.1 mi
- Original Townsite of Wood River Historical Marker: 4.3 mi
- Martin Brothers Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Martin Brothers Historical Marker: 5.7 mi
- Susan O. Hail Grave: 9.8 mi
- Lowell Historical Marker: 15.5 mi
- Gibbon Heritage Center: 13.3 mi
- Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer: 14.1 mi
- Hastings Museum & Super Screen Theater: 15.4 mi
- Crosier Asmat Museum: 15.8 mi
- Nebraska Military Historical Society Museum: 20.5 mi
- Big Bird House: 12.4 mi
- Chatauqua Pavilion: 15.4 mi
- Hastings Central Park Fountain: 15.9 mi
- The Great Platte River Road Archway: 24.2 mi
- Topeka Peak: 4.2 mi
- Pool Hill: 21.2 mi
- Mumpumpey Hill: 24.8 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 5.7 mi
- Stolley Gardens: 15.5 mi
- Grand Island Rest Area Eastbound: 14.5 mi
- Grand Island Rest Area Westbound: 16.1 mi
- Rosedale: 7.1 mi
- Ermas Desire Sculpture: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cheyenne State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka Peak | S 178° | 638 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mumpumpey Hill | NNE 17° | 603 m | 24.8 mi |
| Pool Hill | NNE 14° | 601 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:11 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:29 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 16:27 | 17:11 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 40 | 50 | 61 | 72 | 76 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hastings 4N, 14 mi away.
- Snow Goose8 obs
- showy milkweed7 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird6 obs
- Sandhill Crane6 obs
- showy prairie gentian5 obs
- Wild Turkey4 obs
- White-tailed Deer4 obs
- Carolina horsenettle4 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/290262624
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