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M42

M42 from directly overhead

M42 is an attraction in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 333 m. Pleasant Peak stands 624 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lidgerwood Community Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates46.07803, -97.15262

41 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 28
Parks: 6
  • Lake Elsie National Wildlife Refuge: 10.6 mi
  • Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge: 12.3 mi
  • rock garden: 13.0 mi
  • Dobberstien Slough State Wildlife Management: 17.5 mi
  • Storm Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 19.8 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Devils Nest: 13.7 mi
  • Sargent County High Point: 18.2 mi
  • Pleasant Peak: 23.0 mi
Museums: 1
  • Lidgerwood Community Museum: 0.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Glacial Lakes Rest Area: 18.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of M42. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pleasant PeakSW 219°624 m23.0 mi
Sargent County High PointWSW 237°530 m18.2 mi
Devils NestE 99°345 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0219:41
June solstice05:3820:3821:24
September equinox07:1618:4919:28
December solstice08:0915:5616:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111528435667717061463118
Precip in0.70.71.01.93.14.23.82.42.62.20.90.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lidgerwood, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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