Nature reserve · South Dakota

Mitchell GPA

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Elevation, modelled: 518 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Punished Womans Mound633 m · 20.4 mi
Nearest byway: Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway20.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:17local time
Coordinates: 44.8757, -96.6192

Mitchell GPA from directly overhead

Mitchell GPA is a nature reserve in South Dakota, at a modelled 518 m. Punished Womans Mound stands 633 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Roe WPA, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

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

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Punished Womans Mound	NW 311°	633 m	20.4 mi
Buffalo Hill	WSW 250°	610 m	11.7 mi
Big Tom Hill	NNE 17°	356 m	21.9 mi

On the road

20.3 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
26.6 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic BywayNational

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Roe WPA: 1.0 mi
Lake Alice GPA: 1.5 mi
Miller WPA: 1.6 mi
Stoltenburg WPA: 1.8 mi
Rush Lake GPA: 3.5 mi

Parks39

Lone Tree Lake State Public Shooting Area: 2.1 mi
Lake Francis State Public Shooting Area: 5.5 mi
Lake Sutton State Public Shooting Areas: 6.8 mi
Mud Lake State Public Shooting Area: 7.6 mi
Briggs Lake State Public Shooting Area: 8.9 mi

Museums6

Grant County Historical Society Agricultural Museum: 17.7 mi
Lac qui Parle County Museum: 22.6 mi
Old School Museums: 23.8 mi
Grant County Historical Museum: 23.8 mi
Valley Queen Heritage Center: 23.9 mi

Peaks4

Buffalo Hill: 11.7 mi
Mount Wickham: 13.8 mi
Punished Womans Mound: 20.4 mi
Big Tom Hill: 21.9 mi

Historic sites2

Barckes Corner: 17.7 mi
Milbank Grist Mill: 23.9 mi

Attractions1

Legends: 24.7 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:30	19:00	19:39
June solstice	05:41	20:32	21:17
September equinox	07:14	18:47	19:26
December solstice	08:02	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	12	16	28	42	55	65	70	68	60	45	31	17
Precip in	0.7	0.8	1.5	2.5	3.4	4.5	3.3	3.4	3.0	2.4	1.1	0.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clear Lake, 9 mi away.

Sources

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