Standing Rock Monument
Standing Rock Monument is a historic site in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 500 m. Lonesome Butte stands 689 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Yates Recreation Area, a park 0.7 miles away. Native American Scenic Byway passes 2.1 miles off. 31 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Native American Scenic Byway, National
31 named places within 25 miles
- Proposal Hill: 0.8 mi
- Hall Hill: 8.5 mi
- Lookout Butte: 9.3 mi
- Barren Butte: 9.6 mi
- Smith Butte: 11.1 mi
- Fort Yates Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
- Cattail Recreation Area: 1.8 mi
- North Dakota Fisheries Management Area: 11.4 mi
- Beaver Creek Public Use Area: 11.7 mi
- Vanervorsite Bay Recreational Area: 15.7 mi
- Sitting Bull Visitor Center: 2.4 mi
- Sitting Bull Visitor Center: 2.5 mi
- National Waterfowl Production Area: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Standing Rock Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lonesome Butte | S 172° | 689 m | 22.6 mi |
| Barren Butte | WNW 295° | 660 m | 9.6 mi |
| Piuss Butte | WNW 288° | 658 m | 22.5 mi |
| Smith Butte | ESE 123° | 654 m | 11.1 mi |
| Braun Butte | E 88° | 640 m | 15.6 mi |
| Lookout Butte | ESE 123° | 639 m | 9.3 mi |
| Fritz Butte | ESE 120° | 635 m | 11.4 mi |
| Lone Butte | E 93° | 632 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:16 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:52 | 21:38 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:23 | 16:10 | 17:00 |
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 | 14 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 46 | 31 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pollock, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9279174800
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