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US DOD

US DOD from directly overhead

US DOD is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 838 m. Dighans Hill stands 916 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
US Department of Defense

How to reach it

Coordinates48.99957, -105.57180

56 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 37
Peaks: 10
  • Four Buttes: 12.3 mi
  • Square Butte: 15.4 mi
  • Jones Hill: 15.4 mi
  • Slaughter Hill: 15.8 mi
  • Long Butte: 16.1 mi
Parks: 5
  • Jagiello Waterfowl Production Area: 10.7 mi
  • Outlet Marsh Waterfowl Production Area: 11.8 mi
  • Roseland Park: 16.0 mi
  • Wood Mountain Trail Historical Marker: 16.9 mi
  • Flaxville Waterfowl Production Area: 22.1 mi
Attractions: 2
Museums: 2

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
Dighans HillSW 226°916 m18.5 mi
Gregerson HillSW 235°908 m17.7 mi
Sundby HillSW 223°885 m19.2 mi
Long ButteESE 102°882 m16.1 mi
Square ButteESE 108°881 m15.4 mi
Wild Horse ButteSW 234°881 m16.2 mi
Jones HillSW 229°877 m15.4 mi
Richland HillWSW 238°872 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3319:15
June solstice04:5920:2121:11
September equinox06:5018:2019:02
December solstice08:5516:1217:08

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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186903059

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