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Dakota Lake National Wildlife Refuge

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Elevation
394 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Pickell Hill450 m · 12.5 mi
Nearest byway
Chan SanSan Scenic Backway27.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:28local time
Coordinates
45.9923, -98.1584
Dakota Lake National Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

Dakota Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in North Dakota, at a recorded 394 m. Pickell Hill stands 450 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Decomissioned Bridge, a historic site 10 miles away. Chan SanSan Scenic Backway passes 27 miles off. 23 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

Elevation
394 m
Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pickell HillNE 53°450 m12.5 mi
Cannon HillW 260°444 m10.6 mi
Streeter HillENE 78°423 m10.8 mi

23 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0619:45
June solstice05:4320:4121:28
September equinox07:2018:5319:32
December solstice08:1216:0016:51

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F91427425666716859452816

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oakes, 11 mi away.

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