Lookout Mound
Lookout Mound rises to 1,263 m in Nebraska. Chalk Mound stands 1,330 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Prairie Schooner Museum, a museum 5.4 miles away. Gold Rush Byway runs past it. 21 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q34925789, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,263 m
How to reach it
- On the Gold Rush Byway
- 7.9 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
- 21.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
21 named places within 25 miles
- Jail Rock: 10.2 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 10.3 mi
- Roundhouse Rock: 13.9 mi
- Twin Mounds: 14.4 mi
- Round Rock: 17.1 mi
- Morgan Farms EcoGardens: 10.0 mi
- Northside Park: 23.2 mi
- Sidney Legion Park: 24.2 mi
- Legion Park: 24.2 mi
- Living Memorial Gardens: 24.4 mi
- Prairie Schooner Museum: 5.4 mi
- Pioneer Trails Museum: 14.6 mi
- Cheyenne County Museum: 23.5 mi
- Courthouse and Jail Rocks Historical Marker: 13.1 mi
- Narcissa Whitman Historical Marker: 14.1 mi
- Ancient Bluff Ruins: 13.3 mi
- Langs Point: 17.5 mi
- Sidney Rest Area Eastbound: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lookout Mound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Mound | W 280° | 1,330 m | 21.0 mi |
| Reilly Hill | N 5° | 1,323 m | 20.9 mi |
| Twin Mounds | W 280° | 1,313 m | 14.4 mi |
| Round Rock | NW 304° | 1,268 m | 17.1 mi |
| Chimney Rock | NW 309° | 1,256 m | 24.1 mi |
| Courthouse Rock | NW 319° | 1,224 m | 10.3 mi |
| Roundhouse Rock | NW 306° | 1,218 m | 13.9 mi |
| Jail Rock | NW 320° | 1,204 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
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 | 30 | 31 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 63 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalton, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357758465
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