Lovers Leap Butte
Lovers Leap Butte rises to 1,500 m in Nebraska. Ninemile Hill stands 1,611 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Banner County Museum, a museum 2.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 20 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q34926151, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,500 m
How to reach it
- 19.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
- 21.3 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
86 named places within 25 miles
- Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area: 13.1 mi
- Robidoux Trading Post: 17.2 mi
- Oregon Trail Park: 20.4 mi
- Kimball City Park: 20.4 mi
- Gotte Park: 20.5 mi
- Table Top Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Bighorn Mountain: 11.2 mi
- Lone Pine Butte: 13.3 mi
- Banner County Museum: 2.5 mi
- Plains Historical Museum: 20.2 mi
- North Platte Valley Museum: 20.9 mi
- Legacy of the Plains Museum: 21.0 mi
- Western Nebraska Mexican American Historical Museum: 24.7 mi
- Lincoln Highway Marker: 20.3 mi
- Maginnis Irrigation Flume historical marker: 20.3 mi
- Union Pacific Steam Powered Locomotive: 21.7 mi
- Scott's Memorial: 22.0 mi
- Fort Mitchell: 23.8 mi
- Abandoned Drive In: 20.4 mi
- Dino: 23.4 mi
- Eagle Nest: 21.8 mi
- Langs Point: 22.0 mi
- Ashford: 9.0 mi
- Stone Fire Ring: 13.6 mi
- Corn Maze at Legacy of the Plains: 21.1 mi
- Scotts Spring: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lovers Leap Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ninemile Hill | W 280° | 1,611 m | 16.1 mi |
| Sixtysix Mountain | NW 305° | 1,585 m | 21.6 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | N 4° | 1,545 m | 10.0 mi |
| Three Tubs | NW 306° | 1,502 m | 24.3 mi |
| Steamboat Rock | W 266° | 1,497 m | 23.1 mi |
| The Culp | NW 307° | 1,495 m | 22.0 mi |
| Devils Armchair | NW 305° | 1,474 m | 23.3 mi |
| Table Top Mountain | E 79° | 1,465 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:44 | 16:29 |
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 | 28 | 29 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrisburg 12wnw, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357778226
Day trips start here
- Gering · 22 mi
- Scotts Bluff National Monument · 22 mi
- Scottsbluff · 24 mi
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