Dakota Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Dakota Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in North Dakota, at a recorded elevation of 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.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 394 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 27.1 mi off the Chan SanSan Scenic Backway
23 named places within 25 miles
- Maple River National Wildlife Refuge: 13.1 mi
- Dickey County Waterfowl Production Area: 17.0 mi
- Bauer Waterfowl Production Area: 18.3 mi
- Litchfield Waterfowl Production Area: 20.1 mi
- Saunders Waterfowl Production Area: 21.1 mi
- Hockenberry Park: 10.9 mi
- Cogswell City Park: 19.5 mi
- Phesant Lake: 24.6 mi
- Phesant Lake: 24.8 mi
- Phesant Lake Beach: 24.9 mi
- Cannon Hill: 10.6 mi
- Streeter Hill: 10.8 mi
- Pickell Hill: 12.5 mi
- Decomissioned Bridge: 10.1 mi
- Caboose: 10.1 mi
- Dickey County Museum: 10.6 mi
- Marshall County Prayer Rock Museum: 24.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickell Hill | NE 53° | 450 m | 12.5 mi |
| Cannon Hill | W 260° | 444 m | 10.6 mi |
| Streeter Hill | ENE 78° | 423 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:06 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:41 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:00 | 16:51 |
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 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 42 | 56 | 66 | 71 | 68 | 59 | 45 | 28 | 16 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oakes, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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