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US DOD

US DOD from directly overhead

US DOD is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 845 m. Round Butte stands 962 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

What to expect

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US Department of Defense

How to reach it

Coordinates48.99957, -105.87850

57 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 41
Peaks: 13
  • Slaughter Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Wild Horse Butte: 9.5 mi
  • Gregerson Hill: 10.1 mi
  • Jones Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Dighans Hill: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 2
Parks: 1
  • Jagiello Waterfowl Production Area: 24.4 mi

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
Round ButteWSW 252°962 m23.2 mi
Glass HillWSW 245°960 m19.2 mi
Kaminski HillWSW 256°948 m14.7 mi
White Highland HillsSSW 211°943 m20.1 mi
Johnnys HillSSW 208°930 m20.4 mi
Dighans HillS 177°916 m13.0 mi
Gregerson HillS 183°908 m10.1 mi
Sundby HillS 176°885 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3519:16
June solstice05:0020:2221:12
September equinox06:5118:2219:03
December solstice08:5616:1317:09

Local time (America/Regina).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111528425362676756422715
Precip in0.30.20.41.02.13.12.11.71.10.80.40.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scobey 4 NW, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185785699

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