Box Butte
Box Butte rises to 1,171 m in Nebraska. Morton Hill stands 1,305 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Lake State Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 9.4 miles away. Bridges to Buttes Byway passes 16 miles off. 17 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q35728990, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,171 m
How to reach it
- 15.6 mi off the Bridges to Buttes Byway
- 17.6 mi off the Gold Rush Byway
- 25.9 mi off the Sandhills Journey, National
17 named places within 25 miles
- Box Butte: 13.7 mi
- Wild Horse Butte: 17.9 mi
- Lloyd Hill: 22.9 mi
- Argo Hill: 23.0 mi
- Morton Hill: 24.0 mi
- Walgren Lake State Recreation Area: 12.3 mi
- Modisett Park: 19.4 mi
- Cliffs Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Carhenge Park: 25.0 mi
- Heritage Center I: 15.9 mi
- Heritage Center II: 16.0 mi
- Sheridan County Historical Museum: 19.8 mi
- Mari Sandoz Museum: 21.5 mi
- Reno: 21.1 mi
- The Fourd Seasons: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Box Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Hill | ESE 124° | 1,305 m | 24.0 mi |
| Lloyd Hill | ESE 121° | 1,286 m | 22.9 mi |
| Argo Hill | ESE 115° | 1,284 m | 23.0 mi |
| Wild Horse Butte | SW 220° | 1,230 m | 17.9 mi |
| Box Butte | SSW 211° | 1,218 m | 13.7 mi |
| Lone Butte | NE 46° | 1,115 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:12 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 38 | 45 | 55 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 61 | 48 | 34 | 25 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HAY Springs 12 S, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 827587 — Box Butte, Sheridan County, Nebraska.
OpenStreetMap element node/357752689
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