Fort Ransom State Park
Fort Ransom State Park is a park in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 344 m. Standing Rock Hill stands 451 m to the north-northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bears Den Hillock, a peak 1.0 miles away. Sheyenne River Valley Scenic Byway runs past it. 23 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- On the Sheyenne River Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 22.1 mi off the Chan SanSan Scenic Backway
23 named places within 25 miles
- Bears Den Hillock: 1.0 mi
- The Pyramid: 1.5 mi
- Sorby Hill: 1.7 mi
- Oestreicher Hill: 5.1 mi
- Standing Rock Hill: 5.5 mi
- Stiklestad memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- Little Yellowstone Park: 6.1 mi
- Clausen Springs State Game Management Area: 10.8 mi
- Sandager Park: 13.5 mi
- Patrick Pierce Park: 16.7 mi
- Linnard Waterfowl Production Area: 6.0 mi
- Stoney Slough National Wildlife Refuge: 14.7 mi
- WMA: 17.3 mi
- WMA: 18.9 mi
- Litchfield Waterfowl Production Area: 24.5 mi
- Mineral Spring Falls: 3.2 mi
- Enderlin Area Veterans Monument: 16.6 mi
- Enderlin Historical Museum: 16.6 mi
- Dead Colt Creek: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Ransom State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standing Rock Hill | NNE 12° | 451 m | 5.5 mi |
| Whitestone Hill | SSE 150° | 448 m | 22.7 mi |
| Bears Den Hillock | SW 232° | 442 m | 1.0 mi |
| Sorby Hill | SSE 156° | 406 m | 1.7 mi |
| Oestreicher Hill | ESE 118° | 394 m | 5.1 mi |
| The Pyramid | SSE 159° | 388 m | 1.5 mi |
| Scott Hill | ESE 105° | 381 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:05 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:42 | 21:29 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:14 | 15:56 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 9 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 55 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 44 | 29 | 16 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lisbon, 13 mi away.
- common milkweed11 obs
- Monarch9 obs
- Northern Leopard Frog9 obs
- dame's rocket8 obs
- hoary vervain8 obs
- Wild Turkey7 obs
- leadplant7 obs
- Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel7 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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