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US DOD

US DOD from directly overhead

US DOD is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 859 m. West Butte stands 1,059 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 2.6 miles away. 35 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
US Department of Defense

How to reach it

Coordinates48.99961, -109.08039

35 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 31
Peaks: 4

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
West ButteSSE 147°1,059 m12.3 mi
Middle ButteSSE 147°1,050 m17.1 mi
East ButteSE 145°1,007 m21.4 mi
Rabbit HillsSSW 195°803 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4719:29
June solstice05:1320:3521:25
September equinox07:0418:3419:16
December solstice09:0916:2617:22

Local time (America/Swift_Current).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161930435462696857432919
Precip in0.40.40.61.02.42.91.61.11.00.90.70.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chinook, 29 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186899745

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