Kaw River State Park
Kaw River State Park is a park in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 299 m. Buffalo Mound stands 387 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Menninger Clock Tower, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 153 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
How to reach it
- 152.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 4.5 mi off the Native Stone Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- MacLennan Park: 0.5 mi
- Danbury Park: 1.0 mi
- Discovery Center Pagoda: 1.5 mi
- Gage Park: 1.6 mi
- Hillsdale Park: 1.7 mi
- Topeka Land of Dreams: 2.1 mi
- Ichabod Statue: 3.4 mi
- Small Colorful Nature: 3.5 mi
- A City Alive: 3.6 mi
- City of Gardens: 4.0 mi
- Kansas River Urish Wildlife Area: 1.2 mi
- Kansas River MacVicar Wildlife Area: 3.6 mi
- Iliff Commons: 8.2 mi
- Kansas River Fitzgerald Wildlife Area: 8.3 mi
- Green Wildlife Area: 9.9 mi
- Burnett Mound: 4.0 mi
- Hickory Knob: 4.9 mi
- Peanaz Hill: 12.5 mi
- Stenger Hill: 16.2 mi
- Buffalo Mound: 17.1 mi
- Menninger Clock Tower: 0.3 mi
- Carousel: 1.5 mi
- West Lawn Memorial Gardens: 3.3 mi
- First Presbyterian Church: 4.2 mi
- Kansas State Capitol: 4.3 mi
- Doran Rock Garden: 1.5 mi
- Reinish Rose Garden: 1.5 mi
- Doris Firestone Joss Garden: 3.4 mi
- Harvey Garden: 3.7 mi
- Meditation Garden: 4.0 mi
- Trail: 1.3 mi
- Munn Memorial: 1.8 mi
- All War Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Kansas Veterans' Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Walnut Grove Methodist Episcopal Church: 4.4 mi
- Snyders Cabin: 1.4 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 2: 23.9 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 1: 24.0 mi
- Richland: 17.1 mi
- Vera: 18.2 mi
- Twin Mound: 20.5 mi
- Echo Cliff: 13.8 mi
- Paxico Rest Area: 19.7 mi
- Bloomington Beach: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kaw River State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mound | W 269° | 387 m | 17.1 mi |
| Stenger Hill | S 180° | 371 m | 16.2 mi |
| Burnett Mound | SSE 165° | 344 m | 4.0 mi |
| Coon Point | ESE 104° | 338 m | 18.2 mi |
| Tabor Hill | W 280° | 329 m | 17.6 mi |
| Nolan Hill | E 83° | 317 m | 24.5 mi |
| Twin Mounds | SE 135° | 316 m | 20.1 mi |
| Peanaz Hill | WNW 302° | 315 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:13 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:22 | 17:04 |
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 | 29 | 34 | 44 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topeka - NWS, 7 mi away.
- Amur honeysuckle39 obs
- common pawpaw26 obs
- Italian Wall Lizard26 obs
- Wood Duck24 obs
- Monarch21 obs
- mayapple21 obs
- American Bullfrog20 obs
- Dutchman's breeches19 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.
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