The Gypsum Hills Scenic Byway

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67.7 km

Length

+726 m

Ascent

−534 m

Descent

657 m

Highest point

5.7%

Max gradient

1h 30min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 657 m

23 °C partlycloudy

wind 6 m/s · clouds 44%

At the start

22 °C partlycloudy

wind 6 m/s · clouds 84%

	Min	Max	Precipitation	Wind
Friday 23 Oct	15 °C	26 °C	0.0 mm	9 m/s	fair
Saturday 24 Oct	16 °C	25 °C	0.0 mm	8 m/s	partlycloudy
Sunday 25 Oct	14 °C	22 °C	0.3 mm	5 m/s	partlycloudy

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/23/26, 12:45 AM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: Hill and low mountain road
Surface: paved 44%, asphalt 53%

Roads nearby

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Length: +1,064 m
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Ascent

Western Vistas Historic Byway

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Length: +786 m
Ascent

67.7 km · 657 m

Elevation profile

What does The Gypsum Hills Scenic Byway look like?

Comanche County Museum, Coldwater, Kansas · GerritR · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start

Medicine Lodge

37.27580, -98.58017

Finish

Coldwater

37.26891, -99.32809

Along the road

Parking

8 unnamed places along the road, from 67.1 km to 67.7 km.

Fuel

Sinclair 67.6 km · 643 m

Restaurants and cafés

Dave's Pizza Oven 67.6 km · 643 m

The Blonde Grill 67.6 km · 643 m