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Fall River State Park Fredonia Bay Area

Fall River State Park Fredonia Bay Area from directly overhead

Fall River State Park Fredonia Bay Area is a park in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 291 m. Temple Knob stands 503 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fall River Wildlife Area, a park 1.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 83 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
291 m

What to expect

Operated by
Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks

How to reach it

Coordinates37.65397, -96.09415

39 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 19
  • Fall River Wildlife Area: 1.7 mi
  • Fall River State Park Quarry Bay Area: 2.2 mi
  • Cross Timbers State Park Holiday Hill & Dam Site Area: 10.7 mi
  • Cross Timbers State Park Woodson Cove Area: 11.5 mi
  • Cross Timbers State Park Toronto Point Area: 12.2 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Rocky Mound: 10.9 mi
  • Round Top: 13.2 mi
  • Tipperary Hill: 14.6 mi
  • West Mound: 15.8 mi
  • South Mound: 17.0 mi
Attractions: 3
Museums: 1
  • Benson Museum: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Elk Falls Waterfall: 20.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fall River State Park Fredonia Bay Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Temple KnobW 278°503 m22.1 mi
Windy HillWNW 289°422 m23.9 mi
Tipperary HillN 7°348 m14.6 mi
Silver City DomeENE 68°342 m17.8 mi
Biscuit MoundNNE 32°327 m17.2 mi
Rose DomeENE 68°323 m22.8 mi
South MoundESE 121°319 m17.0 mi
West MoundESE 122°316 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0219:36
June solstice06:0420:1120:50
September equinox07:1318:4819:23
December solstice07:3716:2917:10

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313545556474797769574434
Precip in1.01.52.53.66.05.74.64.13.83.32.41.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eureka 1E, 15 mi away.

  • Eastern Collared Lizard7 obs
  • Dickcissel4 obs
  • Eastern Wood-Pewee3 obs
  • Carolina horsenettle3 obs
  • great mullein3 obs
  • blackjack oak3 obs
  • Two-striped Grasshopper3 obs
  • leadplant3 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1469335097

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