Dry Run 20 GPA
Dry Run 20 GPA is a nature reserve in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 522 m. Willow Creek Butte stands 635 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckeye 10 GPA, a nature reserve 3.9 miles away. Native American Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Native American Scenic Byway, National
40 named places within 25 miles
- Devine Park: 5.4 mi
- Mateer Park: 5.9 mi
- Brandt Park: 6.0 mi
- Pierre Marina Recreational Area: 6.1 mi
- Steamboat Park: 6.5 mi
- Snake Butte: 5.3 mi
- Snake Butte: 5.9 mi
- Verendrye Hill: 7.7 mi
- Brown Hill: 10.5 mi
- Medicine Knoll: 11.3 mi
- Buckeye 10 GPA: 3.9 mi
- Hyde WPA: 4.4 mi
- Gutenkauf GPA: 6.2 mi
- Canning 22 GPA: 8.4 mi
- Civil War Monument: 5.8 mi
- Fighting Stallions: 5.8 mi
- Fort Pierre Chouteau National Historic Landmark: 7.1 mi
- Cedar Valley School: 15.0 mi
- Cultural Heritage Center: 5.3 mi
- South Dakota National Guard Museum: 6.2 mi
- Fort Chouteau Museum: 7.4 mi
- Okobojo: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dry Run 20 GPA. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Creek Butte | W 265° | 635 m | 17.8 mi |
| Medicine Knoll | ENE 68° | 619 m | 11.3 mi |
| Fort George Butte | SE 141° | 597 m | 17.9 mi |
| Snake Butte | W 281° | 584 m | 5.9 mi |
| Brown Hill | W 276° | 575 m | 10.5 mi |
| Snake Butte | WNW 282° | 538 m | 5.3 mi |
| Verendrye Hill | WSW 240° | 504 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:15 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:45 | 21:30 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:15 | 16:17 | 17:05 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 49 | 34 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pierre Rgnl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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