Big Haystack Mountain
Big Haystack Mountain rises to 1,362 m in Nebraska. Hogback Mountain stands 1,545 m to the west-southwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Haystack Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway passes 6.1 miles off. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q34835448, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1362 m
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
- 21.3 mi off the Gold Rush Byway
98 named places within 25 miles
- Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area: 6.0 mi
- Melbeta Community Park: 6.1 mi
- McLellan Park: 9.6 mi
- Oregon Trail Park: 10.0 mi
- Oregon Trail Park: 10.2 mi
- Little Haystack Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Roundtop: 3.2 mi
- Coyote Rock: 3.8 mi
- Bead Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Castle Rock: 4.3 mi
- North Platte Valley Museum: 10.0 mi
- Legacy of the Plains Museum: 11.1 mi
- Bayard Depot Museum: 12.3 mi
- Bayard Chimney Rock Museum: 12.3 mi
- Western Nebraska Mexican American Historical Museum: 13.4 mi
- Rebecca Winters Gravesite: 10.6 mi
- Union Pacific Steam Powered Locomotive: 10.7 mi
- Scott's Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Fort Mitchell: 14.7 mi
- Langs Point: 17.0 mi
- Eagle Nest: 24.4 mi
- Stone Fire Ring: 6.4 mi
- Ashford: 7.5 mi
- Corn Maze at Legacy of the Plains: 11.2 mi
- Scotts Spring: 12.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Haystack Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogback Mountain | WSW 257° | 1,545 m | 9.6 mi |
| Lovers Leap Butte | SW 220° | 1,500 m | 15.8 mi |
| Table Top Mountain | SSW 194° | 1,465 m | 11.0 mi |
| Lone Pine Butte | S 173° | 1,464 m | 17.6 mi |
| Bighorn Mountain | S 175° | 1,411 m | 10.9 mi |
| Bead Mountain | NW 313° | 1,405 m | 4.1 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | WSW 253° | 1,404 m | 8.7 mi |
| Signal Butte | WNW 291° | 1,396 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:43 | 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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1830276 — Big Haystack Mountain, Banner County, Nebraska.
OpenStreetMap element node/357778265
Day trips start here
- Gering · 10 mi
- Scotts Bluff National Monument · 12 mi
- Scottsbluff · 13 mi
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