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Sims

Sims from directly overhead

Sims is a ghost town in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 596 m. Hailstone Butte stands 756 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Klondike Butte, a peak 2.1 miles away. Old Red Old Ten Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.

ghost town in North Dakota, United States

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Coordinates46.77220, -101.49900
Around it

42 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 34
  • Klondike Butte: 2.1 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 2.2 mi
  • Pointed Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Curlew Buttes: 5.4 mi
  • Gaebe Hill: 5.9 mi
Parks: 6
  • Storm Creek State Game Management Area: 10.2 mi
  • Sweet Briar Dam State Game Management Area: 12.9 mi
  • Otter Creek State Game Management Area: 17.6 mi
  • Heart Butte Reservoir State Game Management Area: 19.6 mi
  • Crown Butte State Game Management Area: 20.3 mi
Artworks: 1
Museums: 1
  • Glen Ullin Museum: 16.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hailstone ButteNW 320°756 m12.8 mi
Heart ButteWSW 248°736 m19.1 mi
Spring ButteW 269°734 m14.5 mi
Cookout ButteS 182°733 m21.6 mi
Carson HillS 187°717 m23.9 mi
Wolf ButteW 259°704 m16.7 mi
School HillNNE 32°701 m6.5 mi
Whiskey ButtesSSE 160°699 m21.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:1918:59
June solstice04:5319:5720:44
September equinox06:3418:0618:46
December solstice07:2915:0916:01

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141830435565716959453018

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Almont, 3 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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