Fall River State Park Quarry Bay Area
Fall River State Park Quarry Bay Area is a park in Kansas, at a recorded elevation of 291 m. Temple Knob stands 503 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fall River State Park Fredonia Bay Area, a park 2.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 82 miles off. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 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
- 81.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
38 named places within 25 miles
- Fall River State Park Fredonia Bay Area: 2.2 mi
- Fall River Wildlife Area: 3.1 mi
- Cross Timbers State Park Holiday Hill & Dam Site Area: 8.8 mi
- Cross Timbers State Park Woodson Cove Area: 9.4 mi
- Cross Timbers State Park Toronto Point Area: 10.4 mi
- Rocky Mound: 10.2 mi
- Round Top: 11.0 mi
- Tipperary Hill: 14.0 mi
- West Mound: 14.2 mi
- South Mound: 15.5 mi
- South Woodson Wildlife Area: 12.9 mi
- Woodson State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 15.1 mi
- Wilson State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 21.0 mi
- Duck Creek Wildlife Area: 24.0 mi
- MP Fredonia Depot: 14.9 mi
- ATSF Eureka Depot: 17.1 mi
- Benson Museum: 17.5 mi
- Utopia: 18.9 mi
- Elk Falls Waterfall: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fall River State Park Quarry Bay Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Knob | W 277° | 503 m | 24.2 mi |
| Tipperary Hill | N 358° | 348 m | 14.0 mi |
| Silver City Dome | ENE 66° | 342 m | 15.7 mi |
| Biscuit Mound | NNE 26° | 327 m | 15.7 mi |
| Rose Dome | ENE 66° | 323 m | 20.6 mi |
| South Mound | SE 127° | 319 m | 15.5 mi |
| West Mound | SE 128° | 316 m | 14.2 mi |
| Rocky Mound | N 359° | 315 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:29 | 17:10 |
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 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredonia, 15 mi away.
- Carolina horsenettle4 obs
- Spring Ladies' Tresses4 obs
- roughleaf dogwood3 obs
- Longear Sunfish3 obs
- American Toad3 obs
- American jumpseed3 obs
- pointed-leaved tick-trefoil3 obs
- butterfly milkweed2 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/1469335096
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