Mount Sunflower - Weskan, KS
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m&m O
N 39° 01.313 W 102° 02.233
13S E 756497 N 4323382
Mount Sunflower is the highest point in Kansas
Waymark Code: WM11MHN
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 11/13/2019
Views: 18
At 4,039 feet above sea level, Mount Sunflower is the highest point in Kansas. It is located at the far west side of Kansas on the Harold Family Ranch in Wallace County. Mount Sunflower is 3,360 feet above the state's lowest point near Coffeyville, Kansas.
For over 30 years the ranch owners have erected a small shrine on Mount Sunflower. There is a covered picnic area, metal sculpture, rocks, a memorial to Edward and Elizabeth Harold (who homesteaded the ranch in 1905) and a mail box which contains a guest book and a few details about the spot.
You can't get to Mount Sunflower without driving long distances on gravel roads. From US 40 take Road WA S-3 (3 miles west of Weskan, Kansas) north for 13 miles, turn west on unnamed road (there is a Mount Sunflower sign) just over 1 mile, then turn right (north) onto the ranch at the clearly marked Mount Sunflower entrance.
Information from KansasTravel.org
The "Official Tourism" URL link to the attraction: [Web Link]
The attraction’s own URL: [Web Link]
Hours of Operation:
This site is literally located at a wide spot in the road and is open 24/7. But you might not want to be driving back roads in the dark.
Admission Prices:
Free
Approximate amount of time needed to fully experience the attraction: Less than 15 minutes
Transportation options to the attraction: Personal Vehicle Only
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