Van Hook
Van Hook is a ghost town in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 561 m. Aura Butte stands 836 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Van Hook State Game Management Area, a park 6.4 miles away. Killdeer Mountain Four Bears Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 30 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
human settlement in Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States of America
How to reach it
- 25.2 mi off the Killdeer Mountain Four Bears Scenic Byway
30 named places within 25 miles
- Van Hook State Game Management Area: 6.4 mi
- New Town Public Use Area: 8.3 mi
- Crow Flies High Butte Historic Site: 9.0 mi
- Four Bears Park: 10.5 mi
- Reunion Point Public Use Area: 11.9 mi
- Two Shields Butte: 15.2 mi
- Blue Butte: 17.9 mi
- Saddle Butte: 19.6 mi
- Heart Butte: 20.2 mi
- Table Butte: 21.5 mi
- Moen WPA: 19.2 mi
- Shell Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 20.6 mi
- Belden: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Van Hook. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aura Butte | WSW 258° | 836 m | 23.6 mi |
| Blue Butte | WSW 251° | 823 m | 17.9 mi |
| Table Butte | W 268° | 808 m | 21.5 mi |
| Phaelens Butte | SW 219° | 807 m | 23.5 mi |
| Stony Butte | W 262° | 801 m | 24.1 mi |
| Chimney Butte | W 267° | 800 m | 22.2 mi |
| Eagle Nest Butte | SW 220° | 783 m | 23.7 mi |
| Heart Butte | S 186° | 735 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:53 | 19:21 | 20:02 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 21:04 | 21:53 |
| September equinox | 07:37 | 19:08 | 19:49 |
| December solstice | 08:37 | 16:06 | 17:00 |
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 | 13 | 18 | 29 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 59 | 44 | 29 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keene 3S, 26 mi away.
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