Niobrara National Scenic River
Niobrara National Scenic River is a nature reserve in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 703 m. Flattop stands 807 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Huddle Table, a peak 4.1 miles away. Outlaw Trail passes 3.4 miles off. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Outlaw Trail
- 29.0 mi off the Bridges to Buttes Byway
32 named places within 25 miles
- Springview Park: 12.2 mi
- Keller Park State Recreation Area: 14.6 mi
- Lakeland Sod High School Historical Marker: 17.3 mi
- Wood Lake City Park: 17.5 mi
- Smith Falls State Park: 17.6 mi
- Bobcat State Wildlife Management Area: 8.0 mi
- Keller Park State Wildlife Management Area: 14.5 mi
- Thomas Creek Wildlife Management Area: 15.3 mi
- Pine Glen State Wildlife Management Area: 17.4 mi
- Holt Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 17.5 mi
- Huddle Table: 4.1 mi
- Antelope Peak: 10.4 mi
- McClain Hill: 14.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 15.0 mi
- Turtle Butte: 18.9 mi
- White Cliffs: 7.6 mi
- Smith Falls: 17.6 mi
- Sellors-Barton Museum: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Niobrara National Scenic River. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flattop | NW 305° | 807 m | 19.3 mi |
| Antelope Peak | SSE 162° | 793 m | 10.4 mi |
| Ainsworth Table | SSE 147° | 750 m | 19.2 mi |
| McClain Hill | ESE 102° | 729 m | 14.6 mi |
| Turtle Butte | NNE 23° | 712 m | 18.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | ENE 75° | 711 m | 15.0 mi |
| Huddle Table | SE 124° | 697 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:15 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:40 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 16:23 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 74 | 71 | 63 | 48 | 35 | 24 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springview 2NW, 11 mi away.
- Eastern Cottonwood2 obs
- buffalo-bur2 obs
- Woodhouse's Toad2 obs
- American Giant Water Bug2 obs
- Western Spiderwort2 obs
- fringed sagebrush2 obs
- rush skeletonplant2 obs
- leadplant2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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