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Theodore Roosevelt National Park Visitor's Center

Theodore Roosevelt National Park Visitor's Center from directly overhead

Theodore Roosevelt National Park Visitor's Center is a museum in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 690 m. Sentinel Butte stands 1,045 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Medora Slaughterhouse, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.91647, -103.52626
Around it

57 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
  • Buck Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Chimney Butte: 6.9 mi
  • Chimney Butte: 7.5 mi
  • Square Butte: 8.8 mi
  • Tracy Mountain: 10.7 mi
Parks: 12
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 4
  • Medora Slaughterhouse: 0.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Golden Valley Veterans Memorial: 22.5 mi
  • Golden Valley Veterans Memorial: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Old East Entrance: 5.0 mi
  • Initial Rock: 9.3 mi
  • Golden Valley Fairgrounds: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Theodore Roosevelt National Park Visitor's Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sentinel ButteWSW 258°1,045 m14.9 mi
Square ButteWSW 247°1,020 m8.8 mi
Bullion ButteSSW 193°1,015 m16.2 mi
Bullion ButteSSW 192°1,006 m16.7 mi
Rocky ButteWSW 249°989 m20.0 mi
Camels Hump ButteW 281°954 m13.0 mi
Five Point ButteWSW 239°909 m20.7 mi
West Twin ButteWNW 302°900 m13.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2719:07
June solstice05:0020:0620:53
September equinox06:4218:1418:54
December solstice07:3715:1716:08

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162031435463716959443019
Precip in0.30.40.61.62.62.92.11.41.41.20.60.6

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

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Feb; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/246058513

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