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Lookout Mountain

Lookout Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lookout Mountain rises to 357 m in Kansas. King Hill stands 323 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Minier Park, a park 5.7 miles away. Glacial Hills Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Kansas, United States of America

Wikidata Q31595878, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
357 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.89166, -95.16775

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Minier Park: 5.7 mi
  • Degginger Park: 5.8 mi
  • Highland City Park: 5.9 mi
  • Welty Park: 6.7 mi
  • Troy Community Park: 8.1 mi
Museums: 20
Historic sites: 18
Artworks: 14
  • Statue of Liberty: 8.4 mi
  • Tall Oak: 8.4 mi
  • President Lincoln Mural: 18.9 mi
  • Pony Express Monument: 19.0 mi
  • Sillouette of Hiawatha: 19.1 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Nelson Rogers Residence: 8.4 mi
  • Kansas Historical Marker - Troy: 9.1 mi
  • CB&Q Locomotive 5614: 19.3 mi
  • Sallie House: 22.6 mi
Gardens: 4
Peaks: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
King HillSE 126°323 m20.3 mi
Peach Tree PeakNE 54°20 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5719:33
June solstice05:5320:1320:53
September equinox07:0918:4419:20
December solstice07:3916:1717:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273143536473777567554231
Precip in1.01.42.23.75.14.55.03.93.43.12.01.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Troy 3N, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 472811 — Lookout Mountain, Doniphan County, Kansas.

OpenStreetMap element node/358626413

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