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Christopherson - Codington GPA

Christopherson - Codington GPA from directly overhead

Christopherson - Codington GPA is a nature reserve in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 536 m. Punished Womans Mound stands 633 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Christopherson State Public Shooting Area, a park 0.1 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

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

How to reach it

Coordinates44.89367, -97.29400

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Christopherson State Public Shooting Area: 0.1 mi
  • Lynwood State Public Access Area: 2.2 mi
  • Sandy Shore State Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
  • Goose Lake State Public Shooting Area: 3.5 mi
  • Spencer State Public Shooting Area: 4.3 mi
Museums: 4
  • Mellete House: 8.5 mi
  • Lake Norden Historical Society Museums: 22.0 mi
  • Donald Christman Toy Museum: 22.0 mi
  • Salo Hall - South Dakota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Showmobile: 6.6 mi
  • Legends: 8.3 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Watertown Veterans Memorial: 6.7 mi
  • Armed Services Memorial: 21.9 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Punished Womans Mound: 21.5 mi
  • Buffalo Hill: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Punished Womans MoundNE 55°633 m21.5 mi
Buffalo HillESE 103°610 m22.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0319:42
June solstice05:4420:3521:20
September equinox07:1718:5019:29
December solstice08:0516:0316:51

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121629435666716960463118
Precip in0.60.61.02.12.93.83.12.92.52.00.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Watertown Rgnl AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1481574102

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