Ghost town · North Dakota
Dogtooth
Dogtooth is a ghost town in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 717 m. Spring Hill stands 763 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Roadside Park, a park 4.2 miles away. Old Red Old Ten Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 34 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
ghost town in North Dakota
How to reach it
Coordinates46.39390, -101.34700
- 24.7 mi off the Old Red Old Ten Scenic Byway
34 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 27
- Whiskey Buttes: 6.0 mi
- Antelope Hills: 8.0 mi
- Cookout Butte: 9.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 9.2 mi
- Long Butte: 9.5 mi
Parks: 5
- Roadside Park: 4.2 mi
- Lake Patricia State Game Management Area: 9.2 mi
- Otter Creek State Game Management Area: 11.1 mi
- Froelich Dam State Game Management Area: 23.5 mi
- Sheep Creek Dam State Recreation Area: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dogtooth. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill | W 261° | 763 m | 16.2 mi |
| Antelope Hills | SSW 213° | 744 m | 8.0 mi |
| Russell Butte | SW 230° | 743 m | 21.9 mi |
| Blind Johnny Hill | SW 232° | 738 m | 23.4 mi |
| Cookout Butte | WNW 300° | 733 m | 9.1 mi |
| Medicine Rock | WSW 252° | 725 m | 22.2 mi |
| Smokey Butte | S 184° | 721 m | 24.7 mi |
| Carson Hill | WNW 284° | 717 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:18 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 19:55 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:05 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:11 | 16:02 |
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 | 13 | 18 | 29 | 43 | 55 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 44 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flasher, 8 mi away.
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