Nature reserve · South Dakota

Bach GPA

Bach GPA from directly overhead

Bach GPA is a nature reserve in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 532 m. Punished Womans Mound stands 633 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Donnelly State Public Shooting Area, a park 3.4 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks

Getting there

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Coordinates45.02860, -97.19808

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Donnelly State Public Shooting Area: 3.4 mi
American Game Association State Public Shooting Area: 4.6 mi
Dry Lake State Public Shooting Area: 5.9 mi
McKillicans Lake State Public Shooting Area: 6.3 mi
Horseshoe Lake State Public Shooting Area: 7.0 mi

Nature reserves38

Eckman GPA: 4.1 mi
Moe WPA: 6.0 mi
Thompson WPA: 6.9 mi
L. Johnson Waterfowl Production Area: 7.0 mi
Coplan WPA: 7.2 mi

Attractions2

Showmobile: 6.7 mi
Legends: 10.1 mi

Museums2

Mellete House: 9.2 mi
Grant County Historical Society Agricultural Museum: 20.0 mi

Peaks2

Punished Womans Mound: 13.3 mi
Buffalo Hill: 22.7 mi

Historic sites1

Watertown Veterans Memorial: 6.7 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Punished Womans Mound	ENE 77°	633 m	13.3 mi
Buffalo Hill	SE 130°	610 m	22.7 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:33	19:03	19:41
June solstice	05:43	20:35	21:20
September equinox	07:17	18:49	19:28
December solstice	08:05	16:02	16:50

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	12	16	28	42	56	66	71	68	59	46	31	18
Precip in	0.7	0.7	1.1	2.3	2.7	3.2	3.6	2.7	2.7	2.3	0.8	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rauville 2 W, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1481601588

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