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Verendrye

Verendrye from directly overhead

Verendrye is a ghost town in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 471 m. Dogden Butte stands 686 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is David Thompson Historical Monument, a historic site 0.5 miles away. 20 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

ghost town in North Dakota, USA

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Coordinates48.12110, -100.73900
Around it

20 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 10
  • Mikes Peak: 7.0 mi
  • Black Butte: 13.2 mi
  • Little Butte: 14.2 mi
  • Buffalo Lodge Butte: 14.2 mi
  • Montgomery Hill: 14.5 mi
Parks: 8
  • Denbigh Experimental Forest: 12.6 mi
  • Denbigh Experimental Forest: 12.8 mi
  • Wintering River National Wildlife Refuge: 13.2 mi
  • Towner City Park: 21.6 mi
  • Bison Plant Trail: 21.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dogden ButteS 183°686 m21.3 mi
Little ButteS 186°529 m14.2 mi
Black ButteW 264°522 m13.2 mi
Bald ButteE 86°521 m18.1 mi
BisonE 100°512 m22.0 mi
Skinner HillW 262°511 m15.9 mi
Montgomery HillSE 128°494 m14.5 mi
Mikes PeakNNW 338°490 m7.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1519:56
June solstice05:4420:5821:47
September equinox07:3019:0219:43
December solstice08:3115:5816:52

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F81325405362676556422714
Precip in0.70.50.81.12.73.62.72.21.61.51.30.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Velva, 10 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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