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Fort Sauerkraut

Fort Sauerkraut from directly overhead

Fort Sauerkraut is a historic site in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 685 m. Young Mans Butte stands 829 m to the west-southwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Hebron City Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Old Red Old Ten Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates46.90427, -102.05543

39 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 25
  • Long Butte: 5.8 mi
  • Custer Lookout: 6.7 mi
  • Indian Butte: 7.7 mi
  • Young Mans Butte: 9.2 mi
  • Horseshoe Butte: 13.0 mi
Parks: 9
  • Hebron City Park: 0.4 mi
  • Eagle Park: 0.5 mi
  • Richardton Pool: 12.0 mi
  • Little Opry Land: 12.4 mi
  • Richardton Park: 12.4 mi
Museums: 2
  • Hebron Historica Museum: 0.6 mi
  • Glen Ullin Museum: 11.8 mi
Artworks: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Veteran Memorial: 12.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Young Mans ButteWSW829 m9.2 mi
Long ButteSW819 m5.8 mi
Custer LookoutSW818 m6.7 mi
Bratburg ButteWSW789 m19.8 mi
Hailstone ButteE756 m18.0 mi
Heart ButteSSE736 m18.3 mi
Spring ButteSE734 m15.2 mi
Clark ButteS725 m24.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2120:01
June solstice05:5421:0021:47
September equinox07:3619:0819:48
December solstice08:3216:1117:03

Local time (America/North_Dakota/Beulah).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131728415363696757432918
Precip in0.40.50.91.52.63.32.92.01.91.50.60.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hebron, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1221082022

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