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Fort Mitchell

Fort Mitchell from directly overhead

Fort Mitchell is a historic site in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 1,190 m. Sixtysix Mountain stands 1,585 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Mitchell Historical Marker, a park 1.6 miles away. Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway passes 2.0 miles off. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.

About

The story

Fort Mitchell, Nebraska, was an Army fort in service from 1864 to 1867, located in present-day Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. First constructed northwest of Mitchell Pass as Camp Shuman, Fort Mitchell was manned in the autumn of 1864 by Company "H" of the 11th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry under Captain J. S. Shuman. It was named in honor of General Robert B. Mitchell, who ordered the establishment of this post to protect traffic along the Great Platte River Road between Julesburg and South Pass and the nearby Scott's Bluff stage station. Fort Mitchell was abandoned after the Fort Laramie peace conference of 1867. The ground plan of Fort Mitchell consisted of a stockade with a sally port, firing loopholes, and a sentinel tower. Today no trace of the sod structure remains at the site west of the North Platte River bend northwest of Scott's Bluff. Mitchell Pass and the city of Mitchell, Nebraska, derive their names from this military post.

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Wikidata Q5471693, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

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Getting there

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Coordinates41.86560, -103.72765
Around it

104 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 48
Peaks: 34
  • Scotts Bluff: 2.4 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 2.6 mi
  • Sentinel Rock: 2.7 mi
  • Crown Rock: 3.2 mi
  • Rifle Sight: 3.6 mi
Museums: 7
Artworks: 5
Historic sites: 3
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Scotts Spring: 2.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Corn Maze at Legacy of the Plains: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Stone Fire Ring: 11.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sixtysix MountainWSW 239°1,585 m21.9 mi
Hogback MountainS 181°1,545 m13.8 mi
Three TubsWSW 245°1,502 m22.9 mi
Lovers Leap ButteS 182°1,500 m23.8 mi
The CulpWSW 241°1,495 m21.4 mi
Devils ArmchairWSW 243°1,474 m22.6 mi
Table Top MountainSSE 164°1,465 m23.2 mi
Double HumpWSW 241°1,462 m19.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2119:5220:34
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2015:4316:28

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283039475667747263493728
Precip in0.30.51.01.72.92.81.71.21.31.30.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scottsbluff 1E, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/13191410677

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