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Indian Mound

Indian Mound, seen from above at true elevation

Indian Mound rises to 359 m in Kansas. Twin Mounds stands 419 m to the east, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Irving, a ghost town 1.0 miles away. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Kansas, United States of America

Wikidata Q31595716, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
359 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.62639, -96.60862

44 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 22
  • Riverside Park: 5.1 mi
  • City Park: 8.8 mi
  • Frankfort Park: 11.3 mi
  • Tuttle Creek State Park Fancy Creek Area: 14.2 mi
  • Marysville City Park: 14.8 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Monument to the Ice Age: 4.7 mi
  • M110: 15.1 mi
  • Hollenberg Pony Express Station Visitor Center: 22.8 mi
Museums: 3
  • Koester House: 15.0 mi
  • Rock Creek Valley Historical Society: 19.4 mi
  • Immanuel Lutheran School Museum: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Pony Express Rider: 15.1 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin MoundsE 98°419 m5.4 mi
Mount EphraimSE 146°400 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0319:39
June solstice06:0020:1820:58
September equinox07:1518:5019:25
December solstice07:4416:2317:06

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273143536474797668554231
Precip in0.81.12.13.14.94.94.73.63.32.51.51.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marysville, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 473181 — Indian Mound, Marshall County, Kansas.

OpenStreetMap element node/358626811

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