Cowboy Hill
Cowboy Hill rises to 1,293 m in Nebraska. Reilly Hill stands 1,323 m to the south, 8.7 miles off. Gold Rush Byway passes 3.7 miles off. 28 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q34866549, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,293 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Gold Rush Byway
- 13.4 mi off the Sandhills Journey, National
- 18.3 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
28 named places within 25 miles
- Hal Murray Softball Complex: 13.4 mi
- Knight Park: 13.5 mi
- Bower Park: 13.6 mi
- Central Park South: 13.8 mi
- Central Park: 14.0 mi
- Reilly Hill: 8.7 mi
- Jail Rock: 23.3 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 23.3 mi
- Wild Horse Butte: 24.7 mi
- Chimney Rock: 24.8 mi
- Knight Museum and Sandhills Center: 14.0 mi
- Sallows Military Museum: 14.1 mi
- Pioneer Trails Museum: 17.6 mi
- Bayard Chimney Rock Museum: 22.0 mi
- Bayard Depot Museum: 22.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.6 mi
- Courthouse and Jail Rocks Historical Marker: 17.8 mi
- Carhenge: 16.6 mi
- The Fourd Seasons: 16.7 mi
- Ancient Bluff Ruins: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cowboy Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reilly Hill | S 179° | 1,323 m | 8.7 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SW 235° | 1,256 m | 24.8 mi |
| Wild Horse Butte | NNE 13° | 1,230 m | 24.7 mi |
| Courthouse Rock | SSW 201° | 1,224 m | 23.3 mi |
| Roundhouse Rock | SSW 211° | 1,218 m | 25.0 mi |
| Jail Rock | SSW 200° | 1,204 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 36 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alliance Muni AP Asos, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 828419 — Cowboy Hill, Morrill County, Nebraska.
OpenStreetMap element node/357753897
Day trips start here
- Nebraska Panhandle · 6 mi
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