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Coteau Island State Public Shooting Area

Coteau Island State Public Shooting Area from directly overhead

Coteau Island State Public Shooting Area is a nature reserve in South Dakota, at a recorded elevation of 558 m. Punished Womans Mound stands 633 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Nelson State Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.5 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
558 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.83588, -96.71929

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 43
  • Lake Sutton State Public Shooting Areas: 3.3 mi
  • Lone Tree Lake State Public Shooting Area: 7.5 mi
  • Mud Lake State Public Shooting Area: 7.9 mi
  • Lake Francis State Public Shooting Area: 9.0 mi
  • Briggs Lake State Public Shooting Area: 10.4 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Buffalo Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Punished Womans Mound: 19.3 mi
  • Mount Wickham: 19.4 mi
Museums: 2
  • Grant County Historical Society Agricultural Museum: 18.6 mi
  • Mellete House: 20.3 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Legends: 20.2 mi
  • Showmobile: 23.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Barckes Corner: 21.9 mi
  • Watertown Veterans Memorial: 23.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Coteau Island State Public Shooting Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Punished Womans MoundNNW 327°633 m19.3 mi
Buffalo HillWSW 258°610 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0119:39
June solstice05:4220:3221:17
September equinox07:1518:4819:26
December solstice08:0216:0116:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121628425565706860453117
Precip in0.70.81.52.53.44.53.33.43.02.41.10.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clear Lake, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1097315913

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