Chalk Mound
Chalk Mound rises to 1,330 m in Nebraska. Hogback Mountain stands 1,545 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Langs Point, a cliff 3.6 miles away. Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway passes 12 miles off. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q34865867, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,330 m
How to reach it
- 12.4 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Gold Rush Byway
- 21.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
50 named places within 25 miles
- Twin Mounds: 6.7 mi
- Bighorn Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Round Rock: 8.8 mi
- Lone Pine Butte: 9.2 mi
- Dumpling Hill: 9.3 mi
- Morgan Farms EcoGardens: 17.4 mi
- Melbeta Community Park: 18.1 mi
- Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area: 18.4 mi
- McLellan Park: 23.5 mi
- Oregon Trail Park: 23.9 mi
- Bayard Depot Museum: 15.1 mi
- Bayard Chimney Rock Museum: 15.1 mi
- Pioneer Trails Museum: 17.9 mi
- Banner County Museum: 18.5 mi
- Prairie Schooner Museum: 23.2 mi
- Courthouse and Jail Rocks Historical Marker: 19.2 mi
- TEXACO Oil: 22.7 mi
- Union Pacific Steam Powered Locomotive: 24.6 mi
- Welcome to Potter: 22.6 mi
- Abandoned Drive In: 24.9 mi
- Langs Point: 3.6 mi
- Ashford: 16.5 mi
- Stone Fire Ring: 19.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chalk Mound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogback Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,545 m | 19.9 mi |
| Lovers Leap Butte | W 267° | 1,500 m | 18.7 mi |
| Table Top Mountain | W 272° | 1,465 m | 11.2 mi |
| Lone Pine Butte | SW 225° | 1,464 m | 9.2 mi |
| Bighorn Mountain | W 271° | 1,411 m | 7.5 mi |
| Bead Mountain | NW 320° | 1,405 m | 17.9 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | WNW 297° | 1,404 m | 18.9 mi |
| Big Haystack Mountain | NW 322° | 1,362 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1830239 — Chalk Mound, Banner County, Nebraska.
OpenStreetMap element node/357778231
Day trips start here
- Gering · 24 mi
- Scotts Bluff National Monument · 26 mi
- Scottsbluff · 27 mi
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