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Elevation

Mount Sunflower elevation

4,039ft

above sea level · 1,231 m

Mount Sunflower is the highest point in Kansas and the 28th highest of the 50 state high points. It’s in Wallace County, according to the USGS gazetteer.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
39.02° N · 102.04° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 39° 1′ 19″ N · 102° 2′ 14″ W
UTM coordinates
13S · 756,495 E · 4,323,393 N
Zone 13 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Wallace County
Where the summit point falls
State
Kansas
KS · capital: Topeka
Time zone
Mountain Time
UTC−7 · UTC−6 in summer (daylight saving time)
Ground height (3DEP)
4,041 ft
What the USGS model gives at this exact point, on a 1 m grid. The official elevation is 4,039 ft.

Compared with other state high points

At 4,039 ft (1,231 m), Mount Sunflower is the 28th highest of the 50 state high points. The highest is Denali, in Alaska (20,310 ft), and the lowest is Britton Hill, in Florida (345 ft).

The USGS table “Elevations and Distances in the United States” gives it 4,039 ft. The 3DEP elevation model gives 4,041 ft at the gazetteer point: 2 ft more.

Kansas’s capital, Topeka, is 341 mi away in a straight line and 3,091 ft lower.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Colorado Springs (CO), 150 mi away in a straight line and 1,970 ft lower.

Kansas’s lowest point is the Verdigris River, at 679 ft: a total relief of 3,360 ft.

  1. 25 Mount Mansfield 4,393 ft
  2. 26 Black Mountain 4,145 ft
  3. 27 Mount Sunflower 4,039 ft
  4. 28 Sassafras Mountain 3,560 ft
  5. 29 White Butte 3,506 ft

Each color band is 500 m (1,640 ft), the same colors as the map. See the full list

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Tools for this place

Elevation profile Draw a route from Mount Sunflower and see how much it climbs and drops. Elevation of a point Compare the elevation of Mount Sunflower with any other point on the map. Map of Wallace County The county on the map with all its cities and towns, ready to print or download. Time zone The time right now in Mount Sunflower and its clock changes. GPX route profile Upload the GPX of a hike up Mount Sunflower and see its elevation gain. Blank map of Kansas counties Print it blank, with names or to color in.

Frequently asked questions

What people most often ask about the elevation of Mount Sunflower.

How tall is Mount Sunflower?

Mount Sunflower is 4,039 feet (1,231 m) above sea level. That’s the official USGS figure, from its table of state high points.

What are the coordinates of Mount Sunflower?

Latitude 39.02198 and longitude -102.03724, in decimal degrees (39° 1′ 19″ N · 102° 2′ 14″ W). In UTM, zone 13: 756,495 E and 4,323,393 N, on NAD83.

Is Mount Sunflower the highest mountain in the US?

No. It’s the 28th highest of the 50 state high points. The highest is Denali, in Alaska, at 20,310 ft.

What county is Mount Sunflower in?

The summit point falls in Wallace County, Kansas. The USGS table lists Wallace.

How is elevation measured?

Elevation is the height above mean sea level. In the US the official reference is the NAVD88 vertical datum. Summits are surveyed on the ground, with leveling and precise GPS. The USGS 3DEP is an elevation model of the whole country, largely from 1-meter lidar: it gives the ground height at every point. That’s why it can differ by a few feet from the official figure of a sharp summit.

Sources

  • USGS, “Elevations and Distances in the United States” The official elevation of the summit. Public domain.
  • USGS 3DEP (EPQS service) The ground height at the summit point, to check the figure. Public domain.
  • USGS GNIS (official gazetteer) The position and official name of the summit. Public domain.
  • TIGERweb (U.S. Census Bureau) Which county and city the point falls in. Public domain.
  • timezone-boundary-builder The point’s time zone (ODbL, © OpenStreetMap contributors).
  • Terrain Tiles, OpenStreetMap and OpenFreeMap The relief shading and the base map (ODbL).

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