Sitting Bull Visitor Center
Sitting Bull Visitor Center is an attraction in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 510 m. Lonesome Butte stands 689 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. Native American Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 29 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ladonna Brave Bull
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Native American Scenic Byway, National
29 named places within 25 miles
- Proposal Hill: 2.3 mi
- Barren Butte: 7.9 mi
- Hall Hill: 10.6 mi
- Lookout Butte: 11.1 mi
- Smith Butte: 13.0 mi
- Fort Yates Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
- Cattail Recreation Area: 4.2 mi
- North Dakota Fisheries Management Area: 13.1 mi
- Beaver Creek Public Use Area: 13.2 mi
- Froelich Dam State Game Management Area: 15.7 mi
- Sitting Bull Visitor Center: 0.0 mi
- National Waterfowl Production Area: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sitting Bull Visitor Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lonesome Butte | SSE 166° | 689 m | 22.5 mi |
| Barren Butte | NW 306° | 660 m | 7.9 mi |
| Piuss Butte | WNW 292° | 658 m | 20.4 mi |
| Smith Butte | ESE 115° | 654 m | 13.0 mi |
| Braun Butte | E 87° | 640 m | 18.0 mi |
| Lookout Butte | ESE 114° | 639 m | 11.1 mi |
| Fritz Butte | ESE 113° | 635 m | 13.3 mi |
| Lone Butte | E 91° | 632 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:16 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:52 | 21:38 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:23 | 16:10 | 17:00 |
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 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 43 | 55 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 45 | 30 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MC Laughlin 2SW, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2664241984
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