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Mike Kern Hills

Mike Kern Hills, seen from above at true elevation

Mike Kern Hills rises to 1,137 m in Nebraska. Pants Butte stands 1,449 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Square Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Bridges to Buttes Byway passes 12 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Nebraska, United States of America

Wikidata Q49050093, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1137 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.85858, -103.49576

74 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 32
  • Cody-Yellowhand Battlefield Monument: 11.8 mi
  • Crawford City Park: 12.4 mi
  • Crawford City Park: 12.4 mi
  • Butte Country Historical Marker: 12.5 mi
  • The Death of Baptiste Garnier Historical Marker: 12.6 mi
Peaks: 28
Museums: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Crawford School Bell Historical Marker: 13.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • West Ash Creek Picnic Area: 20.1 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pants ButteWSW 243°1,449 m17.9 mi
First Woman MoundSSE 147°1,420 m22.0 mi
Pine ButteWSW 244°1,366 m5.5 mi
RoundtopWSW 242°1,346 m5.1 mi
Red Cloud ButtesS 172°1,308 m12.0 mi
Crown ButteSE 144°1,288 m16.7 mi
Crow ButteSSE 148°1,287 m15.6 mi
Giants Coffins ButteS 170°1,285 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1619:5420:37
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:2215:3716:23

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262838465566747362473527

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Robinson, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357765064

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