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Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge

Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in North Dakota, at a recorded elevation of 729 m. North Star Butte stands 856 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Jacks Lookout, a peak 6.8 miles away. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
729 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.25243, -101.94665
Around it

43 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
  • Jacks Lookout: 6.8 mi
  • Beer Bum Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Round Top: 7.0 mi
  • Medicine Rock: 8.0 mi
  • Pretty Rock Butte: 10.1 mi
Parks: 8
  • Sheep Creek Dam State Recreation Area: 7.3 mi
  • North Lemmon Lake State Game Management Area: 19.6 mi
  • Dog Town State Game Management Area: 21.1 mi
  • Boss Cowman Square: 23.8 mi
  • North Lemmon Park: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Cedar River National Grassland: 18.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Cowboy Riding a Dinosaur: 24.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Star ButteNNW 333°856 m17.8 mi
Long ButteWSW 245°854 m16.6 mi
Pretty Rock ButteSE 139°838 m10.1 mi
Spring ButteSW 230°824 m15.5 mi
Plum ButteWSW 251°821 m13.9 mi
Thunder Hawk ButteS 182°819 m22.9 mi
Nason HillSW 219°811 m11.9 mi
Cedar ButteSW 224°805 m12.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2119:00
June solstice04:5719:5720:44
September equinox06:3518:0818:47
December solstice07:2915:1416:05

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162031435464706960453020
Precip in0.30.50.71.52.72.82.41.91.51.40.60.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pretty Rock, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1414158415

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