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Kutter-Henke Waterfowl Production Area

Kutter-Henke Waterfowl Production Area from directly overhead

Kutter-Henke Waterfowl Production Area is a nature reserve in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 344 m. Pleasant Peak stands 624 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Navratil Waterfowl Production Area, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service

How to reach it

Coordinates45.92799, -96.96534

57 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 11
  • Dobberstien Slough State Wildlife Management: 4.3 mi
  • Lake Elsie National Wildlife Refuge: 8.1 mi
  • Slather Slough State Wildlife Management Area: 9.6 mi
  • Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge: 20.8 mi
  • Glacial River Warren Park: 22.8 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Devils Nest: 9.4 mi
  • Sargent County High Point: 24.3 mi
  • Pleasant Peak: 24.7 mi
Museums: 2
  • Lidgerwood Community Museum: 13.4 mi
  • Sam Brown Log Cabin: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Glacial Lakes Rest Area: 5.2 mi
Attractions: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kutter-Henke Waterfowl Production Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pleasant PeakWSW 253°624 m24.7 mi
Sargent County High PointW 271°530 m24.3 mi
Devils NestNNE 29°345 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0119:40
June solstice05:3820:3621:23
September equinox07:1618:4819:27
December solstice08:0715:5616:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F101427425667716860463017
Precip in0.80.71.22.33.14.23.62.92.72.51.00.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Victor 4 N, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1484176411

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