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Union Pacific Park

Union Pacific Park from directly overhead

Union Pacific Park is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 1,189 m. Sixtysix Mountain stands 1,585 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Union Pacific Steam Powered Locomotive, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway passes 1.2 miles off. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1189 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.82962, -103.65621
Around it

102 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 47
Peaks: 33
  • Scotts Bluff: 2.3 mi
  • Dome Rock: 2.4 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 2.8 mi
  • Crown Rock: 2.8 mi
  • Sentinel Rock: 3.0 mi
Museums: 7
Artworks: 5
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 1
  • Corn Maze at Legacy of the Plains: 1.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Scotts Spring: 2.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Stone Fire Ring: 8.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Union Pacific Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sixtysix MountainWSW 249°1,585 m24.1 mi
Hogback MountainSSW 199°1,545 m12.0 mi
Lovers Leap ButteSSW 193°1,500 m21.8 mi
The CulpWSW 250°1,495 m23.7 mi
Table Top MountainS 172°1,465 m20.0 mi
Double HumpWSW 252°1,462 m21.7 mi
The HatNNW 348°1,417 m17.6 mi
Bighorn MountainSSE 162°1,411 m21.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2119:5220:34
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2015:4316:27

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283039475667747263493728
Precip in0.30.51.01.72.92.81.71.21.31.30.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scottsbluff 1E, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Harvester Ant26 obs
  • little bluestem19 obs
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove16 obs
  • Crested Wheatgrass15 obs
  • golden currant13 obs
  • Bald Eagle11 obs
  • Blue Jay11 obs
  • American Robin10 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1190303366

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