Buckstop Junction
Buckstop Junction is a museum in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 510 m. Ambulance Butte stands 693 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bismarck Conservation and Outdoor Skills Area, a park 0.4 miles away. Old Red Old Ten Scenic Byway passes 7.8 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Valley Historical Society
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the Old Red Old Ten Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Bismarck Conservation and Outdoor Skills Area: 0.4 mi
- Duemeland Park: 0.7 mi
- Sleepy Hollow Park: 1.3 mi
- 23rd Street Playground: 1.5 mi
- Lions Park: 1.8 mi
- Twin Buttes: 8.0 mi
- Keever Butte: 9.5 mi
- Burnt Butte: 9.8 mi
- Solberg Butte: 10.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Butte: 11.0 mi
- Merci Train: 2.7 mi
- All Veterans Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Pioneer Family: 2.8 mi
- Fort Abraham Lincoln Infantry Post: 6.5 mi
- Cavalry Post: 6.5 mi
- North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum: 2.7 mi
- Archeology & Historic Preservation: 2.7 mi
- Former Governors' Mansion State Historic Site: 2.9 mi
- North Dakota State Railroad Museum: 10.4 mi
- Mandan Historical Society Museum: 10.4 mi
- Rest Area Eastbound: 7.0 mi
- Rest Area Westbound: 7.1 mi
- Camp Hancock State Historic Site: 3.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buckstop Junction. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulance Butte | S 180° | 693 m | 15.5 mi |
| Crown Butte | WNW 291° | 692 m | 18.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | SW 221° | 689 m | 21.8 mi |
| Keever Butte | N 9° | 659 m | 9.5 mi |
| Twin Buttes | N 359° | 659 m | 17.4 mi |
| Solberg Butte | NNE 30° | 649 m | 10.0 mi |
| Coal Butte | NNW 333° | 640 m | 12.6 mi |
| Sibley Butte | ENE 59° | 640 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:16 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:54 | 21:41 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:02 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:26 | 16:06 | 16:58 |
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 | 13 | 17 | 29 | 42 | 55 | 65 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 45 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bismarck WFO, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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