YMCA Park
YMCA Park is a park in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 1,180 m. Sixtysix Mountain stands 1,585 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Carpenter Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway passes 1.5 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1180 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
- 22.6 mi off the Oregon Trail Historic Byway
- 26.3 mi off the Gold Rush Byway
100 named places within 25 miles
- Carpenter Park: 0.5 mi
- Neighbor Park: 0.7 mi
- McCaffree Park: 0.8 mi
- 18th Street Plaza: 0.8 mi
- Constitution Park: 0.9 mi
- Scotts Bluff: 2.1 mi
- Eagle Rock: 2.8 mi
- Sentinel Rock: 3.1 mi
- Dome Rock: 3.1 mi
- Crown Rock: 3.2 mi
- Western Nebraska Mexican American Historical Museum: 1.4 mi
- North Platte Valley Museum: 2.4 mi
- Legacy of the Plains Museum: 2.5 mi
- Bayard Chimney Rock Museum: 18.8 mi
- Bayard Depot Museum: 18.8 mi
- Union Pacific Steam Powered Locomotive: 1.6 mi
- Scott's Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Rebecca Winters Gravesite: 2.4 mi
- Fort Mitchell: 3.4 mi
- Scotts Spring: 2.3 mi
- Corn Maze at Legacy of the Plains: 2.3 mi
- Stone Fire Ring: 9.8 mi
- Ashford: 14.6 mi
- Eagle Nest: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of YMCA Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sixtysix Mountain | WSW 245° | 1,585 m | 24.4 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | SSW 196° | 1,545 m | 13.4 mi |
| Lovers Leap Butte | S 191° | 1,500 m | 23.2 mi |
| The Culp | WSW 246° | 1,495 m | 23.9 mi |
| Table Top Mountain | S 172° | 1,465 m | 21.6 mi |
| Double Hump | WSW 248° | 1,462 m | 21.9 mi |
| The Hat | NNW 348° | 1,417 m | 16.0 mi |
| Bighorn Mountain | SSE 162° | 1,411 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
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, 2 mi away.
- Western Harvester Ant26 obs
- little bluestem21 obs
- golden currant16 obs
- Crested Wheatgrass16 obs
- Western Honey Bee15 obs
- Rock Pigeon12 obs
- Bald Eagle12 obs
- Eastern Cottonwood12 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/1279915595
Day trips start here
- Scottsbluff · 1 mi
- Gering · 2 mi
- Scotts Bluff National Monument · 3 mi
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