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US DOD

US DOD from directly overhead

US DOD is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 879 m. Coal Mine Hill stands 1,007 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 3.2 miles away. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
US Department of Defense

How to reach it

Coordinates48.99939, -106.28668

42 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 26
Peaks: 14
  • Kaminski Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Round Butte: 8.1 mi
  • Glass Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Coal Mine Hill: 13.1 mi
  • Round Butte: 15.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Opheim Fairgrounds: 11.3 mi
Parks: 1
  • Opheim Park: 11.3 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
Coal Mine HillSW 232°1,007 m13.1 mi
Round ButteSSW 206°962 m8.1 mi
Glass HillS 172°960 m8.1 mi
Kaminski HillSE 130°948 m5.5 mi
White Highland HillsSSE 154°943 m19.2 mi
Johnnys HillSSE 153°930 m20.2 mi
Dighans HillSE 124°916 m23.2 mi
Gregerson HillESE 119°908 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3619:18
June solstice05:0220:2421:14
September equinox06:5218:2319:05
December solstice08:5716:1517:11

Local time (America/Regina).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111527405159666555412614
Precip in0.30.40.40.92.13.72.21.61.40.80.40.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Opheim 10 N, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185786073

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