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Trunk Butte

Trunk Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Trunk Butte rises to 1,075 m in Nebraska. First Woman Mound stands 1,420 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is The Fort Pierre - Fort Laramie Trail Historical Marker, a park 5.0 miles away. Bridges to Buttes Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34814357, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1075 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.79303, -103.14880

86 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 36
  • The Fort Pierre - Fort Laramie Trail Historical Marker: 5.0 mi
  • Wilson Park: 7.5 mi
  • Dean's Green: 7.7 mi
  • Mary E. Smith-Hayward Square: 7.8 mi
  • Amphitheatre: 7.8 mi
Peaks: 31
Museums: 9
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 1
  • C-Hill: 7.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • West Ash Creek Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
First Woman MoundSSW 202°1,420 m15.0 mi
Pine ButteW 276°1,366 m22.6 mi
RoundtopW 276°1,346 m22.2 mi
Red Cloud ButtesWSW 245°1,308 m17.6 mi
Crown ButteSW 221°1,288 m12.0 mi
Crow ButteSW 227°1,287 m12.6 mi
Giants Coffins ButteWSW 244°1,285 m17.1 mi
Barrel ButteSSW 209°1,273 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1519:5220:35
September equinox06:4118:1418:52
December solstice07:2115:3616:22

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262838465667757363483526
Precip in0.10.30.82.02.72.52.01.31.61.30.40.3

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357763877

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