Bittersweet State Wildlife Management Area
Bittersweet State Wildlife Management Area is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 1,034 m. Mount Vernon stands 1,215 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is McGreer Camper Park, a park 3.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 3.2 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1034 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 13.0 mi off the Gold Rush Byway
- 13.4 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
61 named places within 25 miles
- McGreer Camper Park: 3.3 mi
- Waterman Sod House Historical Marker: 3.4 mi
- Eiker Park: 3.4 mi
- Phelps Hotel Historical Marker: 3.4 mi
- Sam Bass and the Big Springs Robbery Historical Marker: 3.4 mi
- Old Ford Garage: 7.7 mi
- The Fort Sedgwick Museum: 7.7 mi
- Julesburg Depot Museum: 7.8 mi
- Nebraska National Trails Museum: 22.7 mi
- Windlass Hill: 14.9 mi
- Clay Peak: 19.3 mi
- Barn Butte: 22.2 mi
- Mount Vernon: 22.8 mi
- Colorado Northeast Corner: 5.3 mi
- Pony Express historical trail marker: 8.1 mi
- B24 crash memorial graves: 16.4 mi
- Pony Express: 8.1 mi
- Swept Away: 8.1 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Julesburg: 8.1 mi
- Ogallala Rest Area Eastbound (MM 123): 18.9 mi
- Cedar View Beach: 20.1 mi
- Ogallala Beach: 24.0 mi
- Signal Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Eagles Cliff: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bittersweet State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon | WNW 291° | 1,215 m | 22.8 mi |
| Windlass Hill | N 4° | 1,104 m | 14.9 mi |
| Barn Butte | NNW 337° | 1,093 m | 22.2 mi |
| Clay Peak | N 351° | 1,075 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:40 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 40 | 47 | 58 | 69 | 75 | 72 | 63 | 50 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Springs, 4 mi away.
- Red-winged Blackbird1 obs
- Barn Swallow1 obs
- poison hemlock1 obs
- Woolly Plantain1 obs
- Margined Calligrapher1 obs
- Canada wild rye1 obs
- Prairie-rocket Wallflower1 obs
- Cactus Coreid Bug1 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357778769
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