Stoney Slough National Wildlife Refuge
Stoney Slough National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in North Dakota, at a recorded elevation of 440 m. Standing Rock Hill stands 451 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Clausen Springs State Game Management Area, a park 4.2 miles away. Sheyenne River Valley Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 440 m
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Sheyenne River Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 20.6 mi off the Chan SanSan Scenic Backway
38 named places within 25 miles
- Clausen Springs State Game Management Area: 4.2 mi
- Little Yellowstone Park: 9.8 mi
- Moon Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 10.2 mi
- Valley West Park: 14.2 mi
- Riverview Park: 14.7 mi
- Standing Rock Hill: 11.8 mi
- Bears Den Hillock: 14.8 mi
- The Pyramid: 16.2 mi
- Sorby Hill: 16.4 mi
- Oestreicher Hill: 19.4 mi
- Linnard Waterfowl Production Area: 11.5 mi
- Hobart Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 14.0 mi
- Valley City Community Garden: 14.4 mi
- Hi-Line Prarie Gardens and Orchard: 16.0 mi
- Established 1883: 15.1 mi
- Mineral Spring Falls: 17.9 mi
- Oriska Rest area: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stoney Slough National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standing Rock Hill | ESE 122° | 451 m | 11.8 mi |
| Bears Den Hillock | SSE 147° | 442 m | 14.8 mi |
| Sorby Hill | SE 144° | 406 m | 16.4 mi |
| Oestreicher Hill | SE 136° | 394 m | 19.4 mi |
| The Pyramid | SE 144° | 388 m | 16.2 mi |
| Scott Hill | SE 130° | 381 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:05 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:43 | 21:31 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:15 | 15:56 | 16:48 |
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 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 54 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 44 | 28 | 15 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valley City 3 NNW, 17 mi away.
- Plains Garter Snake3 obs
- big bluestem3 obs
- purple prairie clover2 obs
- Northern Leopard Frog2 obs
- Hairy False Goldenaster2 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee2 obs
- leadplant2 obs
- silvery scurfpea2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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