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Rattlesnake Butte

Rattlesnake Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Butte rises to 1,179 m in Nebraska. First Woman Mound stands 1,420 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Flannigan Butte, a peak 1.7 miles away. Gold Rush Byway passes 2.6 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34900681, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1179 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.74969, -103.05907

81 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 35
  • Chadron State Park Historical Marker: 3.3 mi
  • Wilson Park: 5.7 mi
  • Dean's Green: 5.7 mi
  • Amphitheatre: 5.7 mi
  • The Fort Pierre - Fort Laramie Trail Historical Marker: 5.9 mi
Peaks: 28
Museums: 9
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
  • C-Hill: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • West Ash Creek Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
First Woman MoundSW 223°1,420 m14.9 mi
Red Cloud ButtesWSW 258°1,308 m21.0 mi
Crown ButteWSW 244°1,288 m13.8 mi
Crow ButteWSW 248°1,287 m14.9 mi
Giants Coffins ButteWSW 258°1,285 m20.5 mi
Barrel ButteWSW 238°1,273 m11.4 mi
Lovers Leap ButteWSW 258°1,270 m20.2 mi
Flannigan ButteS 170°1,255 m1.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:05
June solstice05:1519:5220:35
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:2015:3616:22

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252837455666747262483626
Precip in0.60.61.32.23.03.21.91.71.51.40.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chadron 3SW, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357765089

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