Rifle Sight
Rifle Sight rises to 1,340 m in Nebraska. Ninemile Hill stands 1,611 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sentinel Rock, a peak 3.4 miles away. Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway passes 5.6 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q34901253, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,340 m
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
- 18.3 mi off the Oregon Trail Historic Byway
93 named places within 25 miles
- Robidoux Trading Post: 4.8 mi
- Oregon Trail Park: 5.3 mi
- Johannes Park: 5.3 mi
- Gentry Park: 5.4 mi
- Cleavland Athletic Field: 5.6 mi
- Sentinel Rock: 3.4 mi
- Eagle Rock: 3.6 mi
- Crown Rock: 3.7 mi
- Scotts Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Dome Rock: 4.3 mi
- Legacy of the Plains Museum: 4.8 mi
- North Platte Valley Museum: 6.2 mi
- Western Nebraska Mexican American Historical Museum: 6.7 mi
- Lyman Huntley Henry Museum: 14.7 mi
- Banner County Museum: 19.0 mi
- Fort Mitchell: 3.6 mi
- Scott's Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Union Pacific Steam Powered Locomotive: 6.2 mi
- Scotts Spring: 4.2 mi
- Corn Maze at Legacy of the Plains: 4.8 mi
- Dino: 5.7 mi
- Stone Fire Ring: 9.9 mi
- Eagle Nest: 12.9 mi
- Ashford: 14.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rifle Sight. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ninemile Hill | SW 217° | 1,611 m | 23.3 mi |
| Sixtysix Mountain | WSW 241° | 1,585 m | 18.3 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | SSE 168° | 1,545 m | 11.7 mi |
| Three Tubs | WSW 248° | 1,502 m | 19.5 mi |
| Lovers Leap Butte | S 175° | 1,500 m | 21.4 mi |
| The Culp | WSW 243° | 1,495 m | 17.9 mi |
| Devils Armchair | WSW 245° | 1,474 m | 19.1 mi |
| Table Top Mountain | SSE 155° | 1,465 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
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 | 30 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 63 | 49 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scottsbluff 1E, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 832560 — Rifle Sight, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska.
OpenStreetMap element node/357761475
Day trips start here
- Scotts Bluff National Monument · 4 mi
- Gering · 6 mi
- Scottsbluff · 7 mi
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