Oregon Trail Park
Oregon Trail Park is a park in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 1,200 m. Sixtysix Mountain stands 1,585 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway passes 1.8 miles off. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
- 23.6 mi off the Oregon Trail Historic Byway
- 26.3 mi off the Gold Rush Byway
104 named places within 25 miles
- Oregon Trail Park: 0.2 mi
- Legion Park: 0.5 mi
- Gering Civic Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Johannes Park: 0.6 mi
- Gentry Park: 0.7 mi
- Dome Rock: 1.6 mi
- Crown Rock: 2.2 mi
- Scotts Bluff: 2.2 mi
- Eagle Rock: 2.4 mi
- Sentinel Rock: 2.5 mi
- North Platte Valley Museum: 0.3 mi
- Legacy of the Plains Museum: 1.2 mi
- Western Nebraska Mexican American Historical Museum: 3.9 mi
- Bayard Chimney Rock Museum: 18.2 mi
- Bayard Depot Museum: 18.2 mi
- Union Pacific Steam Powered Locomotive: 1.0 mi
- Scott's Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Rebecca Winters Gravesite: 3.2 mi
- Fort Mitchell: 4.6 mi
- Corn Maze at Legacy of the Plains: 1.2 mi
- Scotts Spring: 1.9 mi
- Stone Fire Ring: 7.3 mi
- Ashford: 12.2 mi
- Eagle Nest: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oregon Trail Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sixtysix Mountain | WSW 250° | 1,585 m | 23.2 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | SSW 198° | 1,545 m | 11.0 mi |
| Three Tubs | WSW 255° | 1,502 m | 24.7 mi |
| Lovers Leap Butte | SSW 192° | 1,500 m | 20.8 mi |
| The Culp | WSW 252° | 1,495 m | 22.9 mi |
| Devils Armchair | WSW 253° | 1,474 m | 24.2 mi |
| Table Top Mountain | S 170° | 1,465 m | 19.2 mi |
| Double Hump | WSW 253° | 1,462 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 63 | 49 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scottsbluff 1E, 4 mi away.
- Western Harvester Ant25 obs
- little bluestem19 obs
- Crested Wheatgrass15 obs
- Eurasian Collared-Dove14 obs
- golden currant14 obs
- Blue Jay11 obs
- Great Plains yucca10 obs
- American Robin9 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 way/445109295
Day trips start here
- Gering · 1 mi
- Scotts Bluff National Monument · 2 mi
- Scottsbluff · 3 mi
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