World's Largest Sandhill Crane
World's Largest Sandhill Crane is an artwork in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 568 m. Sibley Butte stands 640 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Slade National Wildlife Refuge, a nature reserve 8.9 miles away. 20 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
40-foot, metal statue of a sandhill crane
What the record says
- Built
- 1999
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
20 named places within 25 miles
- Dawson State Game Management Area: 10.7 mi
- Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 10.9 mi
- Driscoll Sibley Park: 12.8 mi
- Tappen City Park: 13.1 mi
- McPhail Butte Historic Monument: 15.2 mi
- Slade National Wildlife Refuge: 8.9 mi
- Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 14.4 mi
- Lake George National Wildlife Refuge: 22.3 mi
- Major WPA: 23.9 mi
- McPhail Butte: 15.2 mi
- Moffit Butte: 20.6 mi
- Sibley Butte: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of World's Largest Sandhill Crane. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sibley Butte | WNW 287° | 640 m | 22.3 mi |
| McPhail Butte | ENE 57° | 587 m | 15.2 mi |
| Moffit Butte | SW 235° | 547 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:12 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:51 | 21:38 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:23 | 16:03 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 11 | 15 | 28 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 59 | 44 | 29 | 16 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Steele 4N, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6679883646
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