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US DOD

US DOD from directly overhead

US DOD is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 785 m. Glass Hill stands 960 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
US Department of Defense

How to reach it

Coordinates48.99958, -105.79092

62 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 42
Peaks: 12
  • Slaughter Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Wild Horse Butte: 10.0 mi
  • Jones Hill: 10.3 mi
  • Gregerson Hill: 11.1 mi
  • Dighans Hill: 13.4 mi
Parks: 4
  • Jagiello Waterfowl Production Area: 20.5 mi
  • Outlet Marsh Waterfowl Production Area: 21.7 mi
  • Roseland Park: 22.1 mi
  • Wood Mountain Trail Historical Marker: 22.8 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
Glass HillWSW 249°960 m22.9 mi
Kaminski HillW 259°948 m18.6 mi
White Highland HillsSW 220°943 m22.4 mi
Johnnys HillSW 217°930 m22.5 mi
Dighans HillSSW 194°916 m13.4 mi
Gregerson HillSSW 204°908 m11.1 mi
Sundby HillSSW 192°885 m14.5 mi
Wild Horse ButteSSW 198°881 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3419:16
June solstice05:0020:2221:12
September equinox06:5018:2119:03
December solstice08:5516:1317:09

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, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186903050

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