Chimney Rock near Scottsbluff, NE
- on Oregon trail
The Chimney Rock National Historic Site and Visitors Center is about 5 miles SE of Jct of Nebraska Hwy 92 & US Hwy 26 near Bayard, NE --approximately 25 miles SE of Scottsbluff on Hwy 92. The popular Historic Chimney Rock Attraction is visible from some distance - the most recognized landmark on the Oregon Trail. The spire of Chimney Rock was measured at about 500 feet above the river in 1890. It is estimated that a total of about 30 feet have been lost to a 1992 lightning hit that knocked off 4 feet plus the effects of weather over the last 110+ years.
