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Lone Butte

Lone Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Lone Butte rises to 1,115 m in Nebraska. Big Hill stands 1,261 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is AH-1 Cobra Helicopter, a attraction 8.1 miles away. Bridges to Buttes Byway passes 5.3 miles off. 19 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q34925471, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,115 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.69805, -102.28017

19 named places within 25 miles

Museums: 6
Peaks: 6
Parks: 4
Attractions: 1
  • AH-1 Cobra Helicopter: 8.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lone Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big HillSSE1,261 m24.7 mi
Rattlesnake PeakNNW1,203 m18.7 mi
Bomar HillWNW1,179 m21.4 mi
Box ButteSW1,171 m24.0 mi
Mount MariaNW1,148 m16.2 mi
Rock HillE1,083 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:02
June solstice05:1219:4820:31
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1715:3316:19

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242636445565727061473424

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rushville, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 830836 — Lone Butte, Sheridan County, Nebraska.

OpenStreetMap element node/357758333

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