Rock Creek State Recreation Area
Rock Creek State Recreation Area is a park in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 988 m. Old Baldy stands 1,026 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Texas Trail Canyon Historical Marker, a historic site 6.9 miles away. 16 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
How to reach it
16 named places within 25 miles
- Texas Trail Canyon Historical Marker: 6.9 mi
- Pleasant Hill School (ruins): 14.5 mi
- KS CO NB tripoint marker: 16.5 mi
- KS CO NB tripoint: 16.5 mi
- German Plains School: 18.7 mi
- Ward Bond Memorial Park: 12.3 mi
- Baker Fields: 24.1 mi
- City Park: 24.4 mi
- Riverside Park: 24.5 mi
- Dundy County Museum: 12.5 mi
- Motorcycle Museum: 22.1 mi
- Cheyenne County Museum: 22.6 mi
- Wray Museum: 24.2 mi
- Land and Sky: 11.1 mi
- Old Baldy: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rock Creek State Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Baldy | N 3° | 1,026 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:40 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:42 | 16:25 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 41 | 49 | 60 | 71 | 77 | 74 | 65 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haigler, 11 mi away.
- sand sagebrush13 obs
- Orchard Oriole5 obs
- Red-headed Woodpecker5 obs
- American Wigeon5 obs
- Eleodes acuta5 obs
- Pied-billed Grebe4 obs
- Buffalo Gourd4 obs
- Blue Dasher4 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/809589228
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