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Cattail Recreation Area

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Elevation
496 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Lonesome Butte689 m · 22.7 mi
Nearest byway
Native American Scenic Byway3.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:38local time
Coordinates
46.0978, -100.5900
Cattail Recreation Area from directly overhead

Cattail Recreation Area is a park in North Dakota, at a recorded 496 m. Lonesome Butte stands 689 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Standing Rock Monument, a historic site 1.8 miles away. Native American Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off. 33 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

Elevation
496 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cattail Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lonesome ButteS 177°689 m22.7 mi
Barren ButteWNW 290°660 m11.2 mi
Piuss ButteWNW 286°658 m24.1 mi
Smith ButteSE 130°654 m9.9 mi
Braun ButteE 89°640 m13.8 mi
Lookout ButteSE 131°639 m8.0 mi
Fritz ButteSE 127°635 m10.1 mi
Lone ButteE 94°632 m13.6 mi

33 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1519:55
June solstice05:5220:5121:38
September equinox07:3019:0219:42
December solstice08:2316:1017:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141831455767737162463119
Precip in0.40.50.71.32.83.22.72.21.51.60.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pollock, 20 mi away.

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