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Joe Creek Lakeside Use Area

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Elevation, modelled
437 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Medicine Butte640 m · 15.7 mi
Nearest byway
Native American Scenic Byway4.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:27local time
Coordinates
44.1461, -99.7958
Joe Creek Lakeside Use Area from directly overhead

Joe Creek Lakeside Use Area is a park in South Dakota, at a modelled 437 m. Medicine Butte stands 640 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Nation Recreation Area, a park 5.6 miles away. Native American Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off. 29 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Medicine ButteSE 142°640 m15.7 mi
Red ButteS 169°600 m20.9 mi
Fort George ButteWNW 292°597 m11.9 mi
Lewis HillSE 126°546 m22.7 mi

29 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Museums: 1
Historic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1419:52
June solstice05:5720:4321:27
September equinox07:2719:0019:38
December solstice08:1216:1617:04

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F152032435566737162463119
Precip in0.50.40.81.92.73.32.71.91.81.40.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrold 12 SSW, 15 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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