Panorama Point
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:26 am
June 16, 2020
After spending the night deep in the Nebraska National Forest (I didn't even know that existed) I kept driving toward Kimball, the closest town to the Nebraska highpoint. A few miles on dirt roads led me to a bison ranch where I duly submitted the suggested entrance fee and drove on more dirt road to Panorama Point. It is an interesting panorama, lots of flat ground with large animals grazing and lazing and quite a few windmills sitting idle in the absence of any breeze. No real hiking involved in this one, I parked about 30 yards from the marker although I did wander around a bit for photo opportunities.
0.02 miles, approximately 0.1 feet elevation gain.
Entrance - no locked gate but a double length of cattle guard across the dirt road.
High point from the road.
Summit marker, lists the elevation as 5424.
View of my hiking route.
Summit pose. I'm the tallest person in the state right here.
I didn't actually take a panorama shot but you can get the idea of the local landscape here.
Local wildlife. These animals are huge.
After spending the night deep in the Nebraska National Forest (I didn't even know that existed) I kept driving toward Kimball, the closest town to the Nebraska highpoint. A few miles on dirt roads led me to a bison ranch where I duly submitted the suggested entrance fee and drove on more dirt road to Panorama Point. It is an interesting panorama, lots of flat ground with large animals grazing and lazing and quite a few windmills sitting idle in the absence of any breeze. No real hiking involved in this one, I parked about 30 yards from the marker although I did wander around a bit for photo opportunities.
0.02 miles, approximately 0.1 feet elevation gain.