- Elevation
- 1,092 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Rattlesnake Peak1,203 m · 24.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bridges to Buttes Bywayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 42.8000, -102.0365
Opening the Sandhills Historical Marker is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded 1,092 m. Rattlesnake Peak stands 1,203 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Hill, a peak 6.9 miles away. Bridges to Buttes Byway runs past it. 15 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
- Elevation
- 1092 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Opening the Sandhills Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Peak | WNW 292° | 1,203 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Maria | WNW 286° | 1,148 m | 22.7 mi |
| Lone Butte | WSW 240° | 1,115 m | 14.2 mi |
| Rock Hill | S 184° | 1,083 m | 6.9 mi |
- On the Bridges to Buttes Byway
15 named places within 25 miles
- Winship Park: 8.6 mi
- Wayland Park: 8.6 mi
- Cottonwood Lake State Recreation Area: 19.9 mi
- Bowring Ranch State Historical Park: 21.5 mi
- Modisett Park: 22.7 mi
- Rock Hill: 6.9 mi
- Lone Butte: 14.2 mi
- Mount Maria: 22.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Peak: 24.0 mi
- The Tri State Old Time Cowboys Memorial Museum: 8.6 mi
- Scamahorn Museum: 8.6 mi
- Sheridan County Historical Museum: 22.1 mi
- Mari Sandoz Museum: 22.7 mi
- AH-1 Cobra Helicopter: 8.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 35 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 72 | 71 | 61 | 47 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gordon 6N, 11 mi away.
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