Lake Nettie National Wildlife Refuge
Lake Nettie National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in North Dakota, at a recorded elevation of 560 m. Dogden Butte stands 686 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Snake Creek National Wildlife Refuge, a park 5.8 miles away. Sakakawea Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 22 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 560 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 21.8 mi off the Sakakawea Scenic Byway
22 named places within 25 miles
- Snake Creek National Wildlife Refuge: 5.8 mi
- Park in Turtle Lake: 8.5 mi
- Audubon State Game Management Area: 8.9 mi
- Totten Trail Park: 12.8 mi
- De Trobriand State Game Management Area: 13.1 mi
- Audubon National Wildlife Refuge: 8.7 mi
- National Waterfoul Production Area: 18.5 mi
- National Waterfoul Production Area: 21.2 mi
- Cottonwood Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 23.6 mi
- Dogden Butte: 17.6 mi
- Little Butte: 23.3 mi
- Klinks Slope: 23.3 mi
- McLean County Museum: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake Nettie National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dogden Butte | NE 39° | 686 m | 17.6 mi |
| Klinks Slope | ESE 118° | 618 m | 23.3 mi |
| Little Butte | NNE 27° | 529 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:16 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:58 | 21:46 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:30 | 16:03 | 16:56 |
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 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 58 | 44 | 28 | 16 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Turtle Lake, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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