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Ancient Bluff Ruins

Ancient Bluff Ruins, seen from above at true elevation

Ancient Bluff Ruins is a cliff in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 1,153 m. Reilly Hill stands 1,323 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Narcissa Whitman Historical Marker, a historic site 2.8 miles away. Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway passes 1.1 miles off. 19 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1153 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.58609, -102.76715
Around it

19 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 9
Parks: 5
  • Amanda Lamme Historical Marker: 12.4 mi
  • Mud Springs Historical Marker: 13.0 mi
  • Camp Clarke Bridge and Sidney - Black Hills Trail Historical Marker: 21.5 mi
  • Morgan Farms EcoGardens: 23.2 mi
  • Discovery Oil Well - Marathon Oil Company Historical Marker: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ancient Bluff Ruins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reilly HillNW 325°1,323 m16.8 mi
Cowboy HillNNW 337°1,293 m24.6 mi
Lookout MoundWSW 238°1,263 m13.3 mi
Courthouse RockW 273°1,224 m18.0 mi
Roundhouse RockW 273°1,218 m22.6 mi
Jail RockW 272°1,204 m17.9 mi
Old Lady Beam HillENE 61°1,195 m22.9 mi
Sugar Loaf HillESE 104°1,183 m17.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1819:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:4016:25

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242838465668747162473524
Precip in0.30.30.71.42.82.42.51.71.40.90.50.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Broadwater 3wnw, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357777963

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