Round Rock
Round Rock rises to 1,268 m in Nebraska. Hogback Mountain stands 1,545 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Roundhouse Rock, a peak 3.3 miles away. Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway passes 4.2 miles off. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q34902040, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,268 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
- 8.7 mi off the Gold Rush Byway
- 28.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
42 named places within 25 miles
- Roundhouse Rock: 3.3 mi
- Chimney Rock: 7.2 mi
- Twin Mounds: 7.3 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 7.6 mi
- Jail Rock: 7.8 mi
- Melbeta Community Park: 17.2 mi
- Morgan Farms EcoGardens: 18.1 mi
- Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area: 21.7 mi
- Rebecca Winters Memorial Park: 23.9 mi
- McLellan Park: 24.2 mi
- Pioneer Trails Museum: 9.3 mi
- Bayard Depot Museum: 9.5 mi
- Bayard Chimney Rock Museum: 9.5 mi
- Prairie Schooner Museum: 21.0 mi
- North Platte Valley Museum: 24.7 mi
- Langs Point: 7.7 mi
- Courthouse and Jail Rocks Historical Marker: 10.9 mi
- Ashford: 21.5 mi
- Stone Fire Ring: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Round Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogback Mountain | W 277° | 1,545 m | 24.6 mi |
| Table Top Mountain | WSW 253° | 1,465 m | 18.6 mi |
| Lone Pine Butte | SW 227° | 1,464 m | 18.0 mi |
| Bighorn Mountain | WSW 248° | 1,411 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bead Mountain | WNW 294° | 1,405 m | 19.7 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | W 277° | 1,404 m | 23.5 mi |
| Coyote Rock | WNW 301° | 1,362 m | 13.7 mi |
| Big Haystack Mountain | WNW 289° | 1,362 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 73 | 70 | 61 | 46 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport 18wsw, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357777974
Day trips start here
- Gering · 25 mi
- Scotts Bluff National Monument · 27 mi
- Scottsbluff · 27 mi
- Nebraska Panhandle · 29 mi
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