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The Arikaree Breaks are badlands in northwest Kansas. They form a two-to-three-mile-wide break of rough terrain between the plains of northwestern Kansas and eastern Colorado and the south sides of the Arikaree and Republican river basins. The breaks extend from Rawlins County, Kansas westward across Cheyenne County, Kansas and into Yuma County ...
Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park is a 330 acres (130 ha) state park in Logan County, Kansas, United States. [1] It is owned by The Nature Conservancy and located about 25 miles (40 km) south of Oakley and a similar distance north of Scott City .
In 1929, the South Dakota Dept. of Agriculture published an advertisement to lure settlers to the state. On this map they called the Badlands, "The Wonderlands", promising "...marvelous scenic and recreational advantages". The standard size for a homestead was 160 acres (0.3 sq mi; 0.6 km 2). Being in a semi-arid, wind-swept environment, this ...
Prairie Dog State Park: Norton: 1,150 acres (465 ha) 2,352 ft (717 m) 1964 Originally named Norton Park Prairie Spirit Trail State Park: Sand Hills State Park: Reno: 1,123 acres (454 ha) 1,550 ft (472 m) 1974 Lake Scott State Park: Scott: 1,280 acres (518 ha) 2,831 ft (863 m) 1928 Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park: Logan: 330 acres (130 ha) 2018
Spring River, Kansas. Nearly 75 mi (121 km) of the state's northeastern boundary is defined by the Missouri River.The Kansas River (locally known as the Kaw), formed by the junction of the Smoky Hill and Republican rivers at appropriately-named Junction City, joins the Missouri River at Kansas City, after a course of 170 mi (270 km) across the northeastern part of the state.
Kansas: The Nature Conservancy, Kansas State University: 300 Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area [3] Kentucky: U.S. Forest Service: 50 Maderas del Carmen: Coahuila: Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources: 19 Maxwell Wildlife Refuge: Kansas: Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks: 150 Medano–Zapata Ranch Colorado: The ...
Castle Rock is a 70 ft (21 m) tall chalk pillar landmark in Gove County, Kansas, United States. The formation and the nearby badlands are located in the Smoky Hills region of Kansas, which is approximately 11 mi (18 km) south of I-70 near Quinter, Kansas.
The general type area, the Smoky Hill River watershed in Logan and Gove Counties, has many badlands eroded into the Smoky Hill Chalk. Some natural monuments of Smoky Hill Chalk in Kansas with public daylight access. Castle Rock; Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park; Monument Rocks