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Mile 173 Border Monument

Mile 173 Border Monument from directly overhead

Mile 173 Border Monument is a historic site in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 589 m. Lonesome Butte stands 689 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Pocasse National Wildlife Refuge, a park 6.5 miles away. Native American Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 22 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
1891
Material
quartzite
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.94243, -100.15017
Around it

22 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 12
  • Pocasse National Wildlife Refuge: 6.5 mi
  • Pollock Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
  • Vanervorsite Bay Recreational Area: 13.1 mi
  • Shaw Creek Recreation Area: 13.7 mi
  • Leavenworth Monument: 21.2 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Lone Butte: 12.3 mi
  • Braun Butte: 13.1 mi
  • Fritz Butte: 13.9 mi
  • Smith Butte: 14.2 mi
  • Volk Butte: 14.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Historic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mile 173 Border Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lonesome ButteWSW 239°689 m23.3 mi
Smith ButteWNW 288°654 m14.2 mi
Braun ButteNNW 327°640 m13.1 mi
Lookout ButteWNW 290°639 m16.1 mi
Fritz ButteWNW 290°635 m13.9 mi
Lone ButteNW 322°632 m12.3 mi
Volk ButteNNW 328°614 m14.8 mi
Hall HillWNW 297°607 m16.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1419:53
June solstice05:5120:4921:36
September equinox07:2819:0119:40
December solstice08:2016:0916:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141831455767737162463119
Precip in0.40.50.71.32.83.22.72.21.51.60.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pollock, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10680025311

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