West Park
West Park is a park in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 987 m. Bear Hill stands 1,185 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Boot Hill Cemetery, a park 0.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City Of Ogallala
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 0.7 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
47 named places within 25 miles
- Boot Hill Cemetery: 0.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Searle Park: 0.6 mi
- Glines/Nye Park: 0.6 mi
- South Park: 0.7 mi
- Mansion on the Hill: 0.7 mi
- Petrified Wood Gallery: 1.0 mi
- Lake McConaughy Visitors Center and Water Interpretive Center: 6.1 mi
- Kingsley Dam Eagle Viewing Facility: 6.7 mi
- Court House Chimney Rock and Scotts Bluff Historical Marker: 6.8 mi
- Ogallala Beach: 5.3 mi
- Divers Bay Beach: 6.1 mi
- Martin Bay Beach: 8.5 mi
- Cedar View Beach: 15.2 mi
- Escape of the Northern Cheyenne Historical Marker: 6.1 mi
- Alkali Station historical marker: 11.2 mi
- Colorado Northeast Corner: 18.7 mi
- Big Bald Hill: 20.8 mi
- Bear Hill: 21.2 mi
- Windlass Hill: 21.8 mi
- Nebraska National Trails Museum: 1.1 mi
- Perkins County Museum: 19.6 mi
- Ogallala Rest Area Eastbound (MM 123): 3.2 mi
- Eagle Point: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Hill | N 349° | 1,185 m | 21.2 mi |
| Windlass Hill | WNW 295° | 1,104 m | 21.8 mi |
| Big Bald Hill | NE 56° | 1,056 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:38 | 16:22 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 40 | 48 | 59 | 70 | 76 | 74 | 65 | 51 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ogallala, under a mile away.
- Great-tailed Grackle17 obs
- Woodhouse's Toad13 obs
- Seaside Grasshopper8 obs
- Great Plains yucca7 obs
- Bractless Blazingstar7 obs
- prairie pricklypear7 obs
- Mississippi Kite6 obs
- hoary vervain6 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/723242421
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