Bighorn Mountain
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Bighorn Mountain rises to 1,411 m in Nebraska. Hogback Mountain stands 1,545 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Table Top Mountain, a peak 3.7 miles away. Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway passes 15 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
The story
Bighorn Mountain, or He Sha, is located in Banner County, about 10.8 miles (17.4 km) east of the county seat of Harrisburg, in the Wildcat Hills of Nebraska, United States. The peak was named for the bighorn sheep that once roamed its flanks, and were reintroduced in the 1970s. Many residents of the county have carved their names at the top of the peak; the practice dates back at least to 1887.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q4906956, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,411 m
How to reach it
- 15.2 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
- 21.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 23.9 mi off the Gold Rush Byway
86 named places within 25 miles
- Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area: 13.2 mi
- Melbeta Community Park: 16.7 mi
- McLellan Park: 19.9 mi
- Oregon Trail Park: 20.2 mi
- Gering Civic Plaza: 20.6 mi
- Table Top Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Lone Pine Butte: 6.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 7.0 mi
- Chalk Mound: 7.5 mi
- Dumpling Hill: 10.3 mi
- Banner County Museum: 11.0 mi
- Bayard Depot Museum: 18.1 mi
- Bayard Chimney Rock Museum: 18.1 mi
- North Platte Valley Museum: 20.2 mi
- Legacy of the Plains Museum: 21.1 mi
- Union Pacific Steam Powered Locomotive: 21.0 mi
- Lincoln Highway Marker: 22.1 mi
- Scott's Memorial: 22.3 mi
- Fort Mitchell: 24.6 mi
- Abandoned Drive In: 21.9 mi
- Dino: 22.7 mi
- Ashford: 10.1 mi
- Langs Point: 11.0 mi
- Stone Fire Ring: 13.9 mi
- Corn Maze at Legacy of the Plains: 21.2 mi
- Scotts Spring: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bighorn Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogback Mountain | NW 310° | 1,545 m | 13.5 mi |
| Lovers Leap Butte | W 263° | 1,500 m | 11.2 mi |
| Table Top Mountain | W 272° | 1,465 m | 3.7 mi |
| Lone Pine Butte | S 172° | 1,464 m | 6.7 mi |
| Bead Mountain | NNW 344° | 1,405 m | 14.2 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | NW 312° | 1,404 m | 12.5 mi |
| Scotts Bluff | NNW 337° | 1,370 m | 22.3 mi |
| Big Haystack Mountain | N 355° | 1,362 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 26 | 28 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 73 | 70 | 61 | 46 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport 18wsw, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 827441 — Bighorn Mountain, Banner County, Nebraska.
OpenStreetMap element node/357752457
Day trips start here
- Gering · 21 mi
- Scotts Bluff National Monument · 22 mi
- Scottsbluff · 24 mi
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