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Nature reserve · South Dakota

Markve (Lonesome Lake) GPA

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Elevation, modelled: 567 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Punished Womans Mound633 m · 15.8 mi
Sunset, June solstice: 21:21local time
Coordinates: 45.1766, -97.2200

Markve (Lonesome Lake) GPA from directly overhead

Markve (Lonesome Lake) GPA is a nature reserve in South Dakota, at a modelled 567 m. Punished Womans Mound stands 633 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Thompson WPA, a nature reserve 3.5 miles away.

The record

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

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Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Markve (Lonesome Lake) GPA. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Punished Womans Mound	ESE 117°	633 m	15.8 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Lohner State Public Shooting Area: 10.1 mi
American Game Association State Public Shooting Area: 10.2 mi
Dry Lake State Public Shooting Area: 10.2 mi
Wheatland State Public Shooting Area: 11.5 mi
Donnelly State Public Shooting Area: 11.7 mi

Nature reserves32

Thompson WPA: 3.5 mi
Neal WPA: 3.8 mi
Moe WPA: 6.0 mi
Bach GPA: 10.3 mi
Dayton GPA: 11.3 mi

Attractions2

Showmobile: 17.0 mi
Legends: 20.2 mi

Museums2

Mellete House: 19.2 mi
Grant County Historical Society Agricultural Museum: 21.2 mi

Peaks1

Punished Womans Mound: 15.8 mi

Historic sites1

Watertown Veterans Memorial: 16.9 mi

Artworks1

Teepee: 17.5 mi

Rest areas1

Whetstone Valley Rest Area: 18.6 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:33	19:03	19:41
June solstice	05:42	20:35	21:21
September equinox	07:17	18:49	19:28
December solstice	08:06	16:01	16:50

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	16	29	43	56	65	70	68	61	46	30	17
Precip in	0.7	0.7	1.0	2.3	3.2	4.0	4.1	3.0	2.8	2.5	0.9	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Summit 1 W, 12 mi away.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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