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Lookout Hill

Lookout Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Lookout Hill rises to 411 m in Nebraska. Cottonwood Hill stands 468 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Towers of Time, a artwork 0.6 miles away. Outlaw Trail passes 1.9 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Nebraska, United States of America

Wikidata Q34925763, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
411 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.60000, -96.71115

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ponca State Park: 0.8 mi
  • Mattison Park: 2.5 mi
  • Danish Alp State Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
  • Jefferson Park: 7.8 mi
  • Pfister Park: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 23
Nature reserves: 18
Museums: 17
Artworks: 10
  • Towers of Time: 0.6 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln Statue: 16.5 mi
  • W. O. "Doc" Farber: 16.7 mi
  • William Shakespeare: 16.7 mi
  • Legacy: 16.8 mi
Peaks: 8
Gardens: 3
  • HyVee Garden: 16.4 mi
  • Shakespeare Garden: 16.8 mi
  • Dale Street Community Garden: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cottonwood HillSW 222°468 m11.8 mi
Boy Scout HillNW 314°430 m6.9 mi
Pumpkin HillNW 309°429 m9.5 mi
Indian HillNW 314°426 m7.4 mi
Rattlesnake HillNW 315°395 m9.4 mi
Dakota PointESE 104°394 m12.6 mi
Spirit MoundNNW 327°390 m22.8 mi
Volcano HillNW 316°382 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0219:39
June solstice05:5020:2621:09
September equinox07:1518:4919:26
December solstice07:5416:1116:57

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202537496071747265523724
Precip in0.50.71.43.14.04.33.62.93.12.41.30.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vermillion 2 SE, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357758462

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