Sanger
Sanger is a ghost town in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 521 m. Crown Butte stands 692 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Molander State Park, a park 3.6 miles away. Sakakawea Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
human settlement in Oliver County, North Dakota, United States of America
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Sakakawea Scenic Byway
- 22.6 mi off the Old Red Old Ten Scenic Byway
41 named places within 25 miles
- Molander State Park: 3.6 mi
- Molander Historic Site: 3.7 mi
- Lost Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 7.3 mi
- Riverboat Park: 8.0 mi
- Wilton Mine State Game Management Area: 11.7 mi
- Horseshoe Butte: 7.9 mi
- Stonehouse Butte: 8.2 mi
- Square Buttes: 8.9 mi
- Square Butte: 12.4 mi
- Twin Buttes: 14.6 mi
- McLean County Museum: 8.1 mi
- Mandan Historical Society Museum: 21.9 mi
- North Dakota State Railroad Museum: 22.0 mi
- Scientific Center of North America: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sanger. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Butte | SSW 193° | 692 m | 19.3 mi |
| Twin Buttes | ESE 123° | 659 m | 14.6 mi |
| Keever Butte | SE 138° | 659 m | 21.4 mi |
| Solberg Butte | SE 133° | 649 m | 24.2 mi |
| Coal Butte | SSE 154° | 640 m | 15.8 mi |
| Square Buttes | SSE 162° | 626 m | 8.9 mi |
| Burnt Butte | SSE 150° | 614 m | 18.7 mi |
| Horseshoe Butte | SSE 160° | 611 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:16 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:56 | 21:44 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:28 | 16:05 | 16:57 |
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 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washburn, 9 mi away.
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