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Temvik

Temvik from directly overhead

Temvik is a ghost town in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 591 m. Braun Butte stands 640 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Temvik Butte, a peak 1.3 miles away. Native American Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 30 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.

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

The record

What the record says

Founded
1904
Getting there

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Coordinates46.36972, -100.25833
Around it

30 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 18
  • Temvik Butte: 1.3 mi
  • Winchester Butte: 5.3 mi
  • Coal Butte: 13.8 mi
  • Rattlesnake Butte: 16.9 mi
  • Volk Butte: 17.2 mi
Parks: 10
  • Appert Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 5.9 mi
  • Springwater Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 8.5 mi
  • Seeman Park: 8.6 mi
  • Sunburst Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 11.4 mi
  • North Dakota Fisheries Management Area: 15.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Braun ButteS 186°640 m18.7 mi
Lone ButteS 187°632 m20.0 mi
Signal ButteWNW 299°628 m23.3 mi
Coal ButteWNW 297°625 m13.8 mi
Temvik ButteWSW 252°617 m1.3 mi
Volk ButteS 189°614 m17.2 mi
Rattlesnake ButteNW 318°613 m16.9 mi
Hall HillSSW 204°607 m24.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1419:54
June solstice05:4920:5121:38
September equinox07:2919:0119:41
December solstice08:2216:0716:58

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111629435666727060453018

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Linton, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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