Lake Metigoshe State Park
Lake Metigoshe State Park is a park in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 662 m. Boundary Butte stands 765 m to the west, 4.0 miles off. Turtle Mountain Scenic Byway passes 2.8 miles off. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Turtle Mountain Scenic Byway
45 named places within 25 miles
- Lake Metigoshe State Park: 0.9 mi
- Turtle Mountain State Forest Pine Plantation: 5.4 mi
- Bottineau Winter Park: 6.5 mi
- Turtle Mountain State Recreational Forest: 8.6 mi
- Mystical Horizons: 8.7 mi
- Mystical Horizons Sign: 8.7 mi
- Sundial: 8.7 mi
- Century 21 Stonehenge: 8.7 mi
- Statue of Pierre Bottineau: 12.3 mi
- Sunflower Mural: 12.3 mi
- Good Neighbour Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Overlook Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Maple Picnic Area/MWI Picnic Nook: 12.4 mi
- McKellar Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Birch Grove Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Boundary Butte: 4.0 mi
- Turtle Mountain: 10.1 mi
- Butte Saint Paul: 11.7 mi
- Turtle Mountain: 13.9 mi
- Turtle Mountain: 20.1 mi
- Border Marker: 12.4 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Peace Poles: 13.0 mi
- Grand Opening Marker: 13.1 mi
- San Haven Sanitorium: 17.4 mi
- North American Game Warden Museum: 12.2 mi
- Interpretive Centre and Conservatory: 12.8 mi
- Turtle Mountain Provincial Park: 7.8 mi
- International Peace Garden: 12.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake Metigoshe State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boundary Butte | W 278° | 765 m | 4.0 mi |
| Turtle Mountain | E 91° | 735 m | 13.9 mi |
| Butte Saint Paul | SE 145° | 695 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:12 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 21:00 | 21:50 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:34 | 15:51 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Winnipeg).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 5 | 9 | 21 | 38 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 55 | 40 | 24 | 11 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Metigoshe SP, under a mile away.
- guelder-rose17 obs
- wild sarsaparilla17 obs
- veiny pea14 obs
- Wood Frog13 obs
- red columbine12 obs
- Red-necked Grebe10 obs
- beaked hazelnut10 obs
- Four-spotted Skimmer10 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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