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Schafer

Schafer from directly overhead

Schafer is a ghost town in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 610 m. North Killdeer Mountain stands 966 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Tourist Park, a park 3.7 miles away. Theodore Roosevelt National Park North Unit Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

human settlement in McKenzie County, North Dakota, United States of America

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Coordinates47.79944, -103.18667

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Around it

39 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 27
  • Tepee Buttes: 7.8 mi
  • Clay Butte: 9.0 mi
  • Stony Johnny Butte: 9.5 mi
  • Haystack Butte: 10.6 mi
  • Round Top Butte: 11.3 mi
Parks: 11
  • Tourist Park: 3.7 mi
  • Bolken Park: 4.0 mi
  • Nelson Park: 11.8 mi
  • Arnegard City Park: 11.8 mi
  • Tobacco Garden Creek Recreation Area: 21.4 mi
Museums: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Killdeer MountainSE 144°966 m24.7 mi
Saddle ButteENE 73°853 m14.3 mi
Aura ButteENE 72°836 m16.1 mi
Lone ButteS 176°826 m20.6 mi
Blue ButteENE 79°823 m21.8 mi
Round TopSSE 149°819 m20.2 mi
Table ButteENE 61°808 m19.1 mi
Phaelens ButteESE 109°807 m24.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2519:05
June solstice04:5520:0720:56
September equinox06:4018:1218:52
December solstice07:4015:1016:03

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131729425464706958442918
Precip in0.50.40.61.02.43.42.61.41.21.00.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Watford City, 5 mi away.

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