Ghost town · North Dakota
Verendrye
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. 19 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
ghost town in North Dakota, USA
How to reach it
Coordinates48.12110, -100.73900
19 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: 7
- Denbigh Experimental Forest: 12.6 mi
- Wintering River National Wildlife Refuge: 13.2 mi
- Towner City Park: 21.6 mi
- Bison Plant Trail: 21.9 mi
- Sunshine Park: 21.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
Nature reserves: 1
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dogden Butte | S 183° | 686 m | 21.3 mi |
| Little Butte | S 186° | 529 m | 14.2 mi |
| Black Butte | W 264° | 522 m | 13.2 mi |
| Bald Butte | E 86° | 521 m | 18.1 mi |
| Bison | E 100° | 512 m | 22.0 mi |
| Skinner Hill | W 262° | 511 m | 15.9 mi |
| Montgomery Hill | SE 128° | 494 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mikes Peak | NNW 338° | 490 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:15 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:58 | 21:47 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:02 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:31 | 15:58 | 16:52 |
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 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 40 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 42 | 27 | 14 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Velva, 10 mi away.
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