South Mound
South Mound rises to 319 m in Kansas. Silver City Dome stands 342 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is South Mound Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 66 miles off. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Kansas, United States of America
Wikidata Q31596472, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 319 m
How to reach it
- 66.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
62 named places within 25 miles
- South Mound Park: 0.0 mi
- ABC Park: 0.5 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.6 mi
- Polk Street Park: 1.1 mi
- Fall River State Park Quarry Bay Area: 15.5 mi
- West Mound: 1.3 mi
- Buff Mound: 10.1 mi
- Five Mounds: 13.1 mi
- Round Top: 13.7 mi
- Little Bear Mound: 13.9 mi
- Duck Creek Wildlife Area: 13.1 mi
- Wilson State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 14.6 mi
- South Woodson Wildlife Area: 14.8 mi
- Elk City Wildlife Area: 19.1 mi
- Woodson State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 19.2 mi
- Independence Historical Museum & Art Center: 21.9 mi
- Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum: 23.2 mi
- Benson Museum: 24.2 mi
- MP Fredonia Depot: 0.6 mi
- ATSF Cheryvale Depot: 23.4 mi
- Le Hunt Cement Plant: 17.9 mi
- Elk City State Park Beach: 19.2 mi
- Elk Falls Waterfall: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Mound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver City Dome | N 7° | 342 m | 15.7 mi |
| Biscuit Mound | NNW 347° | 327 m | 24.0 mi |
| Rose Dome | NNE 20° | 323 m | 18.6 mi |
| West Mound | WNW 286° | 316 m | 1.3 mi |
| Long Mound | E 80° | 316 m | 17.6 mi |
| Rocky Mound | NNW 327° | 315 m | 23.2 mi |
| Round Top | N 351° | 313 m | 13.7 mi |
| Bender Mounds | ESE 124° | 313 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:28 | 17:09 |
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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 475080 — South Mound, Wilson County, Kansas.
OpenStreetMap element node/358628948
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