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Nature reserve · South Dakota

Upper Lake Traverse State Wildlife Management Area

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Elevation: 297 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Devils Nest345 m · 17.1 mi
Nearest byway: Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway4.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:21local time
Coordinates: 45.8923, -96.5932

Upper Lake Traverse State Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Upper Lake Traverse State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in South Dakota, at a recorded 297 m. Devils Nest stands 345 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bois De Sioux Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off.

The record

Elevation: 297 m
Operated by: South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Upper Lake Traverse State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Devils Nest	NW 309°	345 m	17.1 mi

On the road

4.9 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
23.2 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic BywayNational

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Bois De Sioux Wildlife Management Area: 1.5 mi
Hunters Paradise Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi
Reservation Dam Wildlife Management Area: 8.7 mi
Gravel Pit 3950 Wildlife Management Area: 9.1 mi
Victor State Wildlife Management Area: 10.7 mi

Parks21

Falk Park: 7.8 mi
City Park: 7.9 mi
City Park: 14.4 mi
Dumont City Park: 14.7 mi
Roy Johnson Memorial Park: 15.4 mi

Historic sites4

Initial Point, North Dakota South Dakota boundary: 3.3 mi
Mile 8 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker: 6.9 mi
Mile 14 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker: 12.6 mi
Samuel J Brown State Monument: 23.7 mi

Ghost towns1

Childs: 12.3 mi

Rest areas1

Glacial Lakes Rest Area: 13.0 mi

Peaks1

Devils Nest: 17.1 mi

Museums1

Sam Brown Log Cabin: 23.7 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:30	19:00	19:39
June solstice	05:37	20:35	21:21
September equinox	07:14	18:47	19:26
December solstice	08:06	15:55	16:45

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	10	14	28	43	57	67	71	69	60	46	31	17
Precip in	0.6	0.6	1.1	2.3	2.9	4.1	3.7	2.4	2.6	2.4	1.0	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White Rock DAM, 3 mi away.

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