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US DOD

US DOD from directly overhead

US DOD is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 757 m. Lighthouse Hill stands 837 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 7.5 miles away. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What to expect

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US Department of Defense

How to reach it

Coordinates49.00000, -107.27606

32 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 25
Springs: 4
Peaks: 2
  • Tea Kettle Butte: 20.9 mi
  • Lighthouse Hill: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lighthouse HillESE 111°837 m22.3 mi
Tea Kettle ButteSW 220°814 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4019:22
June solstice05:0620:2821:18
September equinox06:5618:2719:09
December solstice09:0116:1917:15

Local time (America/Swift_Current).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141829435361686857432817
Precip in0.50.20.30.91.83.01.81.31.30.80.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port OF Morgan, 25 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185784610

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