Courthouse Rock
Courthouse Rock rises to 1,224 m in Nebraska. Lone Pine Butte stands 1,464 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Jail Rock, a peak 0.2 miles away. Gold Rush Byway passes 3.8 miles off. 29 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q34866482, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,224 m
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Gold Rush Byway
- 3.8 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
- 27.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
29 named places within 25 miles
- Jail Rock: 0.2 mi
- Roundhouse Rock: 4.5 mi
- Round Rock: 7.6 mi
- Twin Mounds: 9.2 mi
- Lookout Mound: 10.3 mi
- Pioneer Trails Museum: 5.8 mi
- Prairie Schooner Museum: 15.0 mi
- Bayard Depot Museum: 15.2 mi
- Bayard Chimney Rock Museum: 15.2 mi
- Courthouse and Jail Rocks Historical Marker: 5.7 mi
- Narcissa Whitman Historical Marker: 20.1 mi
- Langs Point: 11.8 mi
- Ancient Bluff Ruins: 18.0 mi
- Morgan Farms EcoGardens: 14.8 mi
- Melbeta Community Park: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Courthouse Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Pine Butte | WSW 243° | 1,464 m | 23.1 mi |
| Bighorn Mountain | W 260° | 1,411 m | 21.8 mi |
| Coyote Rock | WNW 295° | 1,362 m | 21.1 mi |
| Big Haystack Mountain | WNW 287° | 1,362 m | 23.5 mi |
| Roundtop | WNW 293° | 1,356 m | 21.3 mi |
| Castle Rock | WNW 298° | 1,350 m | 20.7 mi |
| Little Haystack Mountain | WNW 287° | 1,341 m | 23.1 mi |
| Chalk Mound | WSW 254° | 1,330 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 32 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 69 | 76 | 73 | 64 | 50 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357768506
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- Nebraska Panhandle · 28 mi
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