"When we got back from Quandary Peak - tired and beat - Zach took a half-hour-long bathroom break. I was prepping and packing to fly back on Sunday (the very next day). When he emerged from his potty phone research session he said, "I think we can go do Mount Sunflower in Kansas tomorrow". I was immediately intrigued, having not been the one that was coming up with the hair-brained ideas for once in my life. He said 5 hours of driving out to Sunflower, 1 hour there for a short hike and 40' of elevation (which sounded delightful after our 15,000' of elevation the previous 4 days) and then back to Denver airport in time for me to catch my flight. I was all in. And so we didn't get Taos/Wheeler, but we did end up getting another unplanned state high point. Making this my 5th high point so far. Mount Sunflower, although not a true mountain, is the highest natural point in the state of Kansas. At 4,039 feet, it is 3,300 feet above the state's topographic low point, which lies on the opposite side of the state. The thing I can’t get over is that it’s still almost 800’ vertical feet above PA’s highpoint of Mount Davis in the Allegheny Mountains. " — wiweasel • May 14, 2023

"I arrived at Panorama Point around 0745 but with 12 inches of snow, my car got stuck. It took me 2 hours to shovel my way out thanks to a little help of procuring a shovel from the folks at High Point Bison since my frisbee was not working too well to dig out. It was -10 out, so quite chilly. I was given permission to walk the way since the bison herd had been moved the day before temporarily, so I bagged it and headed to Mt. Sunflower. The roads were also rough there, but with better luck and less snow, I made it without too much difficulty. Surprised not much wind there, but nice weather in the late afternoon to walk to the highpoint. " — mchikes • Oct 27, 2020

"This is actually a pretty scenic place if you hit it close to sunset. Pass a few sunflower fields to get here. Sign the book, look in the mailbox. Its not near I70, but it is cool and worth your time to be the tallest person in Kansas. " — puddlepirate • Jul 22, 2020

"This was a repeat visit for me. I've been here quite a few times in all seasons and just enjoy stopping for a few minutes when traveling out west. This day was special as it would be the 400th time I've stood on a state highpoint and I planned it for Mt. Sunflower to watch the sun rise after driving west on I-70 throughout the night." — StoneMan • Aug 11, 2016

"Bagged this one 5.5 hrs after Nebraska high point driving east to North Carolina. Lunar eclipse kept me going on the drive and I grabbed Mt Sunflower after 30 min on dirt road just before midnight!" — alexjoseph • Sep 27, 2015

"This was my 6th time visiting the highest point in Kansas. My son, Marshall, was with me. He was making his second visit. We were on a quest to visit the 13 highest named summits in Kansas and a few Kansas county high points on this trip. Although we had both visited Mount Sunflower before, we could not resist passing by so close without stopping. This state high point has had a long tradition of welcoming visitors thanks to Ed Harold, the landowner. The Harold Family was welcoming visitors long before state highpointing became a "bucket list" of so many people. The family has continued to make improvements to this site and seem to enjoy receiving the hundreds of guests they entertain, who share the obsession of state or county high pointing. There are several other privately owned state high points and fortunately all them except one are happy to allow visitors year round also. The only privately owned state high point restricting climbers is Charles Mound in Illinois. Thanks to the efforts of The Highpointers Club, a compromise was reached with the landowners to allow access 4 weekends per year during the summer months. A great thank you is deserved to all the other landowners wh..." — Stewy • Mar 22, 2014

"Just drove right up and I was there. So easy. What was not easy was finding Sunflower. Ended up in a cornfield in the middle of no where and almost went back to town to retrace my route. Luckily I came upon a fellow who thought he knew the way. Took his directions and found my way. " — gary1313 • Aug 25, 2013

"summit after a long drive from Arkansas about 2030 in the dark. I decide to sleep in Rebecca's car. I'm awoken by a family that drives up in a van about 2 am. the mom and kids get out, dad doesn't move from the driver's seat. "hey... there's someone in here" announces one of the kids. I give him a wave. after two minutes off they go! lights off in the distance, half a moon. maybe 55 degree. I'm 1568 miles into the trip. in the am I take a photo and head off to Colorado and Oklahoma. sort of a strange but interesting place. " — rhudedog • Oct 15, 2010

"After driving all night through Colorado, we watched the sun rise as we headed to Kansas. Just as we turned off towards the highpoint, the region became enveloped in low clouds. A fairly straightforward drive along dirt road brought us to Mt Sunflower. There are no directional signs until you are within a mile or two. My wife and I walked the last 0.4 mile to the summit. There are no sunflowers to be seen near the summit, but there were a lot of coneflowers (which I understand to be members of the sunflower family) present." — wbrouhaha • Jul 3, 2010

"This is a state highpoint that can literally be tagged from the car. We parked and walked about 50 feet to get there. It's on private property but the owners recognize and embrace the significance." — jeffhubatka • Jun 19, 2008