Mazzeppa Game Production Area
Mazzeppa Game Production Area is a nature reserve in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 583 m. Punished Womans Mound stands 633 m to the south, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Punished Womans Lake State Public Shooting Area, a park 5.5 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks
How to reach it
- 20.8 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 26.7 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
109 named places within 25 miles
- Punished Womans Lake State Public Shooting Area: 5.5 mi
- South Punished Womans State Public Shooting Area: 6.1 mi
- Orton Roadside Area: 6.7 mi
- Larson State Public Shooting Area: 6.7 mi
- Hanson State Public Shooting Area: 7.7 mi
- Summit Game Production Area: 8.3 mi
- Dunn Game Production Area: 8.8 mi
- Berwald Waterfowl Production Area: 9.8 mi
- Thompson WPA: 12.5 mi
- Markve (Lonesome Lake) GPA: 12.6 mi
- Grant County Historical Society Agricultural Museum: 10.3 mi
- Valley Queen Heritage Center: 16.0 mi
- Grant County Historical Museum: 16.0 mi
- Old School Museums: 16.1 mi
- Mellete House: 21.3 mi
- Punished Womans Mound: 8.6 mi
- Big Tom Hill: 23.2 mi
- Milbank Grist Mill: 16.8 mi
- Watertown Veterans Memorial: 20.6 mi
- Showmobile: 20.7 mi
- Legends: 22.3 mi
- South Beach: 22.5 mi
- North Beach: 22.8 mi
- Whetstone Valley Rest Area: 14.7 mi
- Teepee: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mazzeppa Game Production Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punished Womans Mound | S 171° | 633 m | 8.6 mi |
| Big Tom Hill | E 92° | 356 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:02 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:34 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 16:00 | 16:49 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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