Lodgepole Depot Museum
Lodgepole Depot Museum is a museum in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 1,172 m. Haystack Butte stands 1,271 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Lodgepole and the Union Pacific Railroad Historical Marker, a park 0.2 miles away. Gold Rush Byway runs past it. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
The story
human settlement in Cheyenne County, Nebraska, United States of America
Wikidata Q2145324, matched on coordinates and name (265 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1172 m
How to reach it
- On the Gold Rush Byway
- On the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 22.4 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
51 named places within 25 miles
- Lodgepole and the Union Pacific Railroad Historical Marker: 0.2 mi
- Deuel County Fairgrounds: 8.6 mi
- Pony Express Nine Mile Station Marker: 9.6 mi
- Pony Express Park: 9.9 mi
- Sedgwick Bar State Game Preserve: 17.0 mi
- Mount Vernon: 4.8 mi
- Flat Top: 14.1 mi
- Twin Buttes: 18.2 mi
- Haystack Butte: 18.9 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 19.9 mi
- Cheyenne County Museum: 17.5 mi
- Julesburg Depot Museum: 22.5 mi
- The Fort Sedgwick Museum: 22.5 mi
- Old Ford Garage: 22.5 mi
- Garden County Museum: 23.3 mi
- Sidney Rest Area Westbound: 15.2 mi
- Sidney Rest Area Eastbound: 23.6 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Julesburg: 23.7 mi
- Eagles Cliff: 19.1 mi
- Coumbe Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Signal Bluff: 24.8 mi
- B24 crash memorial graves: 11.4 mi
- Pony Express historical trail marker: 23.7 mi
- Pony Express: 23.7 mi
- Swept Away: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lodgepole Depot Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haystack Butte | SW 222° | 1,271 m | 18.9 mi |
| Marks Butte | SSE 164° | 1,242 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mount Vernon | E 79° | 1,215 m | 4.8 mi |
| Flat Top | S 191° | 1,207 m | 14.1 mi |
| Twin Buttes | SSW 203° | 1,178 m | 18.2 mi |
| McCuligan Butte | NE 42° | 1,133 m | 20.6 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | NNE 33° | 1,113 m | 19.9 mi |
| Barn Butte | NE 52° | 1,093 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:46 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 38 | 46 | 57 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 63 | 49 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodgepole, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/366492117
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