The Hat
The Hat rises to 1,417 m in Nebraska. Mount Edna stands 1,533 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway passes 10 miles off. 94 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34812301, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1417 m
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
- 17.3 mi off the Oregon Trail Historic Byway
94 named places within 25 miles
- Centennial Park: 10.3 mi
- Ziegler Park: 10.4 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 10.5 mi
- Landers Memorial Soccer Complex: 13.5 mi
- Northwood Park: 14.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 1.5 mi
- Chalk Buttes: 13.2 mi
- Mount Edna: 16.2 mi
- Scotts Bluff: 16.7 mi
- Bald Peak: 16.9 mi
- Western Nebraska Mexican American Historical Museum: 14.6 mi
- Legacy of the Plains Museum: 17.9 mi
- North Platte Valley Museum: 18.4 mi
- Lyman Huntley Henry Museum: 19.5 mi
- Homesteaders Museum: 23.4 mi
- Fort Mitchell: 14.7 mi
- Scott's Memorial: 16.7 mi
- Rebecca Winters Gravesite: 17.3 mi
- Union Pacific Steam Powered Locomotive: 17.6 mi
- Corn Maze at Legacy of the Plains: 17.7 mi
- Split Daemonilix: 24.4 mi
- Daemonilix: 24.5 mi
- Scotts Spring: 17.1 mi
- Torrington Community Garden: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Hat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Edna | NNW 335° | 1,533 m | 16.2 mi |
| Chalk Buttes | WNW 287° | 1,405 m | 13.2 mi |
| Bead Mountain | SSE 165° | 1,405 m | 24.4 mi |
| Signal Butte | SSW 205° | 1,396 m | 21.5 mi |
| Scotts Bluff | S 174° | 1,370 m | 16.7 mi |
| Carnegie Hill | N 0° | 1,367 m | 23.3 mi |
| Indian River Hill | NW 305° | 1,366 m | 20.1 mi |
| Indian River Hill | NW 304° | 1,364 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:53 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 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 | 28 | 30 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 68 | 74 | 71 | 62 | 49 | 37 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mitchell 5E, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357763682
Day trips start here
- Scottsbluff · 15 mi
- Scotts Bluff National Monument · 17 mi
- Gering · 18 mi
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