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Cottonwood Lake National Wildlife Refuge

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Elevation
494 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Dogden Butte686 m · 6.0 mi
Sunset, June solstice
21:46local time
Coordinates
47.8773, -100.6735
Cottonwood Lake National Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

Cottonwood Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in North Dakota, at a recorded 494 m. Dogden Butte stands 686 m to the southwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Butte, a peak 5.2 miles away. 14 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

Elevation
494 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cottonwood Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dogden ButteSW 223°686 m6.0 mi
Little ButteWNW 301°529 m5.2 mi
Black ButteNW 314°522 m22.3 mi
Bald ButteNE 40°521 m23.6 mi
BisonNE 55°512 m22.7 mi
Skinner HillNW 308°511 m23.8 mi
Montgomery HillNE 47°494 m11.5 mi
Mikes PeakNNW 347°490 m24.0 mi

14 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1519:55
June solstice05:4420:5721:46
September equinox07:3019:0219:42
December solstice08:3016:0016:53

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F101426415464696859442816

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Butte 5SE, 7 mi away.

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