Terminal Monument, North Dakota South Dakota boundary
Terminal Monument, North Dakota South Dakota boundary is a historic site in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 930 m. Stormy Butte stands 1,192 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Snider Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1892
- Material
- quartzite
- Inscription
- ND, SD, MT, and “1892 T.M. 380 M. 45.35 C.” (380 miles, 45.35 chains from the initial monument).
How to reach it
73 named places within 25 miles
- Snider Hill: 0.2 mi
- Monument Butte: 2.6 mi
- Monument Butte: 2.6 mi
- Doaks Butte: 4.8 mi
- Coal Creek Hill: 9.5 mi
- BLM: 5.8 mi
- BLM: 7.1 mi
- BLM: 7.4 mi
- BLM: 8.3 mi
- State Trust: 8.3 mi
- Opechee Park: 19.8 mi
- Medicine Rocks State Park: 21.6 mi
- Mallula State Game Production Area: 23.0 mi
- Ekalaka Historical Marker: 23.9 mi
- Ekalaka City Park: 24.5 mi
- Carter County Museum: 24.4 mi
- Carter County Fairgrounds: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Terminal Monument, North Dakota South Dakota boundary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stormy Butte | SSW 192° | 1,192 m | 22.3 mi |
| Table Mountain | E 100° | 1,097 m | 18.9 mi |
| Red Hill | W 263° | 1,085 m | 19.7 mi |
| Dutchmans Hill | W 268° | 1,080 m | 13.9 mi |
| Dead Horse Butte | ESE 103° | 1,080 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount McKinley | ESE 106° | 1,071 m | 19.5 mi |
| Chimney Rock | W 276° | 1,069 m | 17.7 mi |
| Grassy Butte | SSW 196° | 1,067 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:29 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 20:05 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:16 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 15:24 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 22 | 33 | 42 | 52 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 44 | 31 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ladner 9SW, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10680060704
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