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Pigeon Point

Pigeon Point, seen from above at true elevation

Pigeon Point is a cliff in North Dakota, at a recorded elevation of 301 m. Whitestone Hill stands 448 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Enderlin Historical Museum, a museum 13 miles away. Sheyenne River Valley Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 18 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
301 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.49719, -97.39731

18 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 6
  • Patrick Pierce Park: 13.3 mi
  • Dead Colt Creek Recreation Area: 13.6 mi
  • Sandager Park: 14.2 mi
  • Storm Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 17.2 mi
  • rock garden: 20.4 mi
Nature reserves: 4
  • Storm Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 17.1 mi
  • Gainor Waterfowl Production Area: 18.0 mi
  • Asche Waterfowl Production Area: 23.3 mi
  • Mahrer Waterfowl Production Area: 24.7 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Scott Hill: 18.3 mi
  • Oestreicher Hill: 20.9 mi
  • Whitestone Hill: 21.5 mi
  • Sorby Hill: 24.7 mi
Museums: 1
Historic sites: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Dead Colt Creek: 13.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whitestone HillSW 221°448 m21.5 mi
Sorby HillW 274°406 m24.7 mi
Oestreicher HillW 273°394 m20.9 mi
Scott HillW 275°381 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0219:42
June solstice05:3720:4021:27
September equinox07:1718:4919:29
December solstice08:1115:5516:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F91427435767716960453016
Precip in0.60.71.01.72.94.53.52.62.62.20.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MC Leod 3 E, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357765525

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