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Rattlesnake Peak

Rattlesnake Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Peak rises to 1,203 m in Nebraska. Bomar Hill stands 1,179 m to the west-southwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Maria, a peak 2.7 miles away. Bridges to Buttes Byway passes 13 miles off. 28 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34900909, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1203 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.92638, -102.47739

28 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 8
Parks: 8
Museums: 6
Attractions: 2
  • Red Cloud Heritage Center: 11.8 mi
  • AH-1 Cobra Helicopter: 16.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Wounded Knee Massacre Site: 15.9 mi
  • Wounded Knee cemetery: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bomar HillWSW 242°1,179 m9.1 mi
Hubbard ButteWNW 296°1,152 m9.5 mi
Mount MariaS 171°1,148 m2.7 mi
Evening Star ButteWSW 248°1,118 m15.6 mi
Porcupine ButteNNE 24°1,117 m19.2 mi
Lone ButteSSE 148°1,115 m18.7 mi
Lovers LeapWSW 252°1,097 m18.8 mi
Isinglass ButtesW 269°1,037 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1219:5020:33
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1915:3316:19

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242737465667757263483525
Precip in0.30.50.82.12.63.02.11.51.51.30.60.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pine Ridge AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357761308

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