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Nature reserve · South Dakota

Knebel Slough State Wildlife Management Area

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Elevation: 352 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Pleasant Peak624 m · 23.1 mi
Nearest byway: Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway14.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:22local time
Coordinates: 45.7926, -96.9768

Knebel Slough State Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Knebel Slough State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in South Dakota, at a recorded 352 m. Pleasant Peak stands 624 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Slather Slough State Wildlife Management Area, a park 1.3 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

The record

Elevation: 352 m
Operated by: South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Knebel Slough State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Pleasant Peak	W 275°	624 m	23.1 mi
Six Mile Hill	W 264°	591 m	23.8 mi
Devils Nest	NNE 16°	345 m	18.3 mi

On the road

14.2 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic BywayNational
23.4 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

71 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves46

Broz Waterfowl Production Area: 4.7 mi
Pederson Waterfowl Production Area: 5.1 mi
Carl Waterfowl Production Area: 5.3 mi
Loberg Waterfowl Production Area: 5.6 mi
Dry Run Number 2 State Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi

Parks12

Slather Slough State Wildlife Management Area: 1.3 mi
Dobberstien Slough State Wildlife Management: 5.3 mi
Glacial River Warren Park: 14.1 mi
Sam Brown Valley Wayside Park: 14.7 mi
Wadsworth Trail Historical Marker: 15.0 mi

Historic sites4

Mile 14 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker: 11.7 mi
Samuel J Brown State Monument: 15.1 mi
Mile 8 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker: 15.8 mi
Initial Point, North Dakota South Dakota boundary: 22.2 mi

Peaks3

Devils Nest: 18.3 mi
Pleasant Peak: 23.1 mi
Six Mile Hill: 23.8 mi

Museums2

Sam Brown Log Cabin: 15.1 mi
Lidgerwood Community Museum: 21.2 mi

Beaches2

North Beach: 23.7 mi
South Beach: 24.0 mi

Rest areas1

Glacial Lakes Rest Area: 9.7 mi

Attractions1

M42: 21.5 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:32	19:01	19:40
June solstice	05:39	20:36	21:22
September equinox	07:16	18:48	19:27
December solstice	08:07	15:57	16:47

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	13	18	30	44	57	67	71	69	61	47	32	19
Precip in	0.6	0.7	1.1	2.1	2.8	3.5	3.5	2.6	2.5	2.3	0.6	0.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sisseton Muni AP, 9 mi away.

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