Markve (Lonesome Lake) GPA
Markve (Lonesome Lake) GPA is a nature reserve in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 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.
What to expect
- Operated by
- South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Showmobile: 17.0 mi
- Legends: 20.2 mi
- Mellete House: 19.2 mi
- Grant County Historical Society Agricultural Museum: 21.2 mi
- Punished Womans Mound: 15.8 mi
- Watertown Veterans Memorial: 16.9 mi
- Teepee: 17.5 mi
- Whetstone Valley Rest Area: 18.6 mi
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 |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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