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Burnett Mound

Burnett Mound, seen from above at true elevation

Burnett Mound rises to 344 m in Kansas. Buffalo Mound stands 387 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Skyline Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Native Stone Scenic Byway passes 4.4 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31595220, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
344 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.00972, -95.73637

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Skyline Park: 0.3 mi
  • Crestview Park: 0.6 mi
  • Clarion Woods Park: 1.0 mi
  • Seabrook Park: 1.0 mi
  • Felker Park: 1.1 mi
Artworks: 19
  • A City Alive: 0.5 mi
  • Topeka Land of Dreams: 1.9 mi
  • There’s No Place Like Home: 2.0 mi
  • Ichabod Statue: 2.5 mi
  • City of Gardens: 2.5 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Hickory Knob: 6.8 mi
  • Stenger Hill: 12.3 mi
  • Peanaz Hill: 15.6 mi
  • Coon Point: 16.7 mi
  • Twin Mounds: 16.7 mi
Gardens: 9
  • Harvey Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Doris Firestone Joss Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Reinish Rose Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Doran Rock Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Culinary Garden: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 9
Historic sites: 7
  • All War Memorial: 3.0 mi
  • Munn Memorial: 3.0 mi
  • Walnut Grove Methodist Episcopal Church: 3.6 mi
  • Trail: 3.8 mi
  • Kansas Veterans' Memorial: 4.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Snyders Cabin: 3.1 mi
  • Overlook Park Shelter 2: 21.8 mi
  • Overlook Park Shelter 1: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Echo Cliff: 12.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Paxico Rest Area: 21.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Bloomington Beach: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wakarusa River Falls: 22.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Burnett Mound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buffalo MoundWNW 281°387 m18.5 mi
Stenger HillS 184°371 m12.3 mi
Elkhorn KnobSSW 197°367 m22.5 mi
Coon PointE 91°338 m16.7 mi
Tabor HillWNW 291°329 m19.7 mi
Nolan HillENE 73°317 m24.3 mi
Twin MoundsSE 128°316 m16.7 mi
Peanaz HillNW 312°315 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0019:35
June solstice05:5820:1320:53
September equinox07:1118:4619:22
December solstice07:3916:2217:05

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303545556575807869574434
Precip in0.81.22.33.95.24.74.64.43.52.81.81.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topeka Forbes FLD, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358632846

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