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Cottonwood Recreation Area

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Elevation, modelled
359 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Maidens Leap394 m · 24.8 mi
Nearest byway
Outlaw Trail9.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:13local time
Coordinates
42.8608, -97.4813
Cottonwood Recreation Area from directly overhead

Cottonwood Recreation Area is a park in South Dakota, at a modelled 359 m. Maidens Leap stands 394 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Pierson Ranch Recreation Area, a park 0.8 miles away. Outlaw Trail passes 9.1 miles off. 59 named places lie within 25 miles.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maidens LeapWSW 253°394 m24.8 mi

59 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0519:42
June solstice05:5220:3021:13
September equinox07:1818:5219:29
December solstice07:5816:1316:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202536486071757365513625
Precip in0.70.91.63.43.74.03.53.32.92.61.31.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yankton 2 E, 6 mi away.

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