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Lake Sakakawea State Park

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Elevation, modelled: 568 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Red Butte696 m · 23.9 mi
Nearest byway: Sakakawea Scenic Byway14.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:48local time
Coordinates: 47.5224, -101.4497

Lake Sakakawea State Park from directly overhead

Lake Sakakawea State Park is a park in North Dakota, at a modelled 568 m. Red Butte stands 696 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverdale State Game Management Area, a park 4.1 miles away. Sakakawea Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 30 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

The record

Operated by: North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake Sakakawea State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Red Butte	SSW 194°	696 m	23.9 mi
Blue Hill	NNW 333°	690 m	19.3 mi

On the road

14.2 mi off the Sakakawea Scenic Byway

Around it

30 named places within 25 miles

Parks22

Riverdale State Game Management Area: 4.1 mi
Fort Stevenson Public Use Area: 4.9 mi
Fort Stevenson State Park: 5.4 mi
Douglas Creek State Game Management Area: 6.8 mi
Wolf Creek State Game Management Area: 6.9 mi

Nature reserves2

Audubon National Wildlife Refuge: 13.3 mi
Lake Nettie National Wildlife Refuge: 21.9 mi

Peaks2

Blue Hill: 19.3 mi
Red Butte: 23.9 mi

Historic sites2

Ziegler School: 21.5 mi
Scientific Center of North America: 24.9 mi

Attractions1

HGC: 17.0 mi

Museums1

Pfennig Wildlife Museum: 23.1 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:50	19:18	19:59
June solstice	05:49	20:59	21:48
September equinox	07:33	19:05	19:45
December solstice	08:32	16:05	16:58

Local time (America/North_Dakota/Beulah).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	12	15	27	42	54	64	70	68	59	45	29	18

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riverdale, 4 mi away.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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