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New Rockford Reservoir

New Rockford Reservoir from directly overhead

New Rockford Reservoir is a nature reserve in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 460 m. Hawks Nest stands 645 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Hammer Hill, a peak 15 miles away. 14 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

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What to expect

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City of New Rockford
Getting there

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Coordinates47.68881, -99.15159
Around it

14 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 8
  • Black Hammer Hill: 14.9 mi
  • Crow Hill: 18.9 mi
  • Devils Heart Butte: 21.8 mi
  • White Horse Hill: 22.7 mi
  • Lookout Mountain: 23.6 mi
Parks: 2
  • Cathay Park: 15.2 mi
  • City Park: 17.0 mi
Museums: 1
  • Foster County Historical Society Museum: 16.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Historic sites: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Long lake: 23.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hawks NestSSW 195°645 m24.8 mi
Devils ThumbE 92°535 m24.0 mi
White Horse HillNNE 23°526 m22.7 mi
Black Hammer HillNW 310°517 m14.9 mi
Crow HillNNE 14°506 m18.9 mi
Devils Heart ButteNE 39°505 m21.8 mi
Lookout MountainENE 67°482 m23.6 mi
Sams HillN 359°458 m24.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:0919:49
June solstice05:3920:5121:39
September equinox07:2418:5619:36
December solstice08:2315:5516:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F81326415565706859442814
Precip in0.50.40.81.32.83.83.62.32.01.90.70.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carrington 4 N, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1420615402

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