Cavalry Post
Cavalry Post is a historic site in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 509 m. Ambulance Butte stands 693 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Old Red Old Ten Scenic Byway passes 5.1 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1873
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Old Red Old Ten Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park: 0.2 mi
- Atkinson Nature Park: 1.9 mi
- Borden Harbor Park: 2.3 mi
- South Meadows Park: 2.4 mi
- Southland Park: 2.9 mi
- Twin Buttes: 8.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Butte: 9.5 mi
- Burnt Butte: 12.7 mi
- Ambulance Butte: 13.6 mi
- Coal Butte: 14.5 mi
- Former Governors' Mansion State Historic Site: 4.5 mi
- Archeology & Historic Preservation: 5.1 mi
- North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum: 5.2 mi
- Buckstop Junction: 6.5 mi
- North Dakota State Railroad Museum: 8.0 mi
- Fort Abraham Lincoln Infantry Post: 0.8 mi
- Pioneer Family: 5.0 mi
- All Veterans Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Merci Train: 5.1 mi
- Rest Area Eastbound: 13.5 mi
- Rest Area Westbound: 13.5 mi
- Camp Hancock State Historic Site: 4.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cavalry Post. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulance Butte | SSE 155° | 693 m | 13.6 mi |
| Crown Butte | NW 311° | 692 m | 15.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | SSW 213° | 689 m | 15.7 mi |
| Keever Butte | NNE 30° | 659 m | 14.5 mi |
| Solberg Butte | NE 41° | 649 m | 16.0 mi |
| Coal Butte | N 359° | 640 m | 14.5 mi |
| Township Hill | SSW 205° | 635 m | 22.9 mi |
| Signal Butte | SSE 155° | 628 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:16 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:55 | 21:42 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:26 | 16:07 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/North_Dakota/New_Salem).
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 | 30 | 43 | 55 | 65 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 45 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bismarck, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/265305673
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