Panorama Point
Register (right of center) and monument (right) at Panorama Point
Highest point
Elevation5,429 ft (1,655 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence26 ft (7.9 m)[1]
ListingU.S. state high point 20th
Coordinates41°00′38″N 104°01′47″W / 41.01054°N 104.029671°W / 41.01054; -104.029671[2]
Geography
Panorama Point is located in Nebraska
Panorama Point
Panorama Point
Location of Panorama Point in Nebraska
LocationKimball County, Nebraska, United States

Panorama Point is the highest natural point in Nebraska, at an elevation of 5,429 feet (1,655 m) above sea level. It is located in southwestern Kimball County, near the point where Nebraska and Wyoming meet on Colorado's northern boundary. Despite its name and elevation, Panorama Point is not a mountain or a hill; it is merely a low rise on the High Plains. A stone marker, giving the elevation at 5,424 feet (1,653 m),[3] and a guest register are located at the summit of the drive. From the point one can see the nearby state corner marker, and a vast plains landscape with the Rocky Mountains in the western distance. Panorama Point is located on the High Point Bison Ranch, which permits visitors to drive to the site as long as they take care to avoid the ranging bison and pay an entrance fee.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Panorama Point, Nebraska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Panorama Point
  3. See photo of marker
  4. "Panorama Point". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2008-12-28.



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