Bead Mountain
Bead Mountain rises to 1,405 m in Nebraska. Hogback Mountain stands 1,545 m to the southwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area, a park 3.9 miles away. Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway passes 4.8 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q34809949, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,405 m
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
- 23.6 mi off the Gold Rush Byway
- 29.3 mi off the Oregon Trail Historic Byway
88 named places within 25 miles
- Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
- Melbeta Community Park: 5.7 mi
- McLellan Park: 5.8 mi
- Oregon Trail Park: 6.1 mi
- Gering Civic Plaza: 6.5 mi
- Big Haystack Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Little Haystack Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Roundtop: 6.0 mi
- Coyote Rock: 6.3 mi
- Dome Rock: 7.1 mi
- North Platte Valley Museum: 6.1 mi
- Legacy of the Plains Museum: 7.1 mi
- Western Nebraska Mexican American Historical Museum: 9.7 mi
- Banner County Museum: 14.2 mi
- Bayard Depot Museum: 14.7 mi
- Union Pacific Steam Powered Locomotive: 6.9 mi
- Scott's Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Fort Mitchell: 10.7 mi
- Eagle Nest: 21.0 mi
- Langs Point: 21.0 mi
- Stone Fire Ring: 3.9 mi
- Corn Maze at Legacy of the Plains: 7.2 mi
- Ashford: 7.5 mi
- Scotts Spring: 8.0 mi
- Dino: 8.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bead Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogback Mountain | SW 232° | 1,545 m | 8.1 mi |
| Lovers Leap Butte | SSW 206° | 1,500 m | 16.6 mi |
| The Culp | W 266° | 1,495 m | 24.8 mi |
| Table Top Mountain | S 179° | 1,465 m | 13.5 mi |
| Lone Pine Butte | SSE 166° | 1,464 m | 20.9 mi |
| Double Hump | W 269° | 1,462 m | 23.1 mi |
| The Hat | NNW 345° | 1,417 m | 24.4 mi |
| Bighorn Mountain | SSE 164° | 1,411 m | 14.2 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 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1828132 — Bead Mountain, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska.
OpenStreetMap element node/357777640
Day trips start here
- Gering · 7 mi
- Scotts Bluff National Monument · 8 mi
- Scottsbluff · 9 mi
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