Cliff · North Dakota
Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak is a cliff in North Dakota, at a recorded elevation of 785 m. Sentinel Butte stands 1,045 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Butte, a peak 7.1 miles away. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 785 m
How to reach it
Coordinates47.05057, -103.51019
43 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 26
- Grassy Butte: 7.1 mi
- Buck Hill: 10.4 mi
- East Twin Butte: 11.3 mi
- West Twin Butte: 12.6 mi
- Cooks Peak: 12.8 mi
Parks: 7
- Chimney Park: 9.3 mi
- de Mores Park: 9.4 mi
- Rough Rider State Park: 11.0 mi
- Badlands Scenic Area: 11.8 mi
- Elkhorn Ranch State Historic Site: 15.0 mi
Museums: 5
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park Visitor's Center: 9.3 mi
- North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame: 9.4 mi
- Harold Schafer Heritage Center: 9.4 mi
- Von Hoffman House: 9.5 mi
- Billings County Courthouse Museum: 9.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Medora Slaughterhouse: 9.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 2
- Old East Entrance: 10.7 mi
- Initial Rock: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Ukraina: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pikes Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sentinel Butte | SW 231° | 1,045 m | 19.7 mi |
| Square Butte | SW 215° | 1,020 m | 15.4 mi |
| Camels Hump Butte | WSW 243° | 954 m | 15.2 mi |
| West Twin Butte | W 261° | 900 m | 12.6 mi |
| Flat Top Butte | SSE 160° | 899 m | 24.8 mi |
| Tracy Mountain | SSE 168° | 889 m | 19.3 mi |
| East Twin Butte | W 260° | 884 m | 11.3 mi |
| Buck Hill | SSE 146° | 869 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:27 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 20:06 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:13 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:16 | 16:08 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 20 | 31 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 44 | 30 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Medora, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357765528
Day trips start here
- Little Missouri National Grasslands · 4 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park · 7 mi
- Medora · 9 mi
- Belfield · 19 mi
- Badlands · 21 mi
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