Little Missouri State Park
Little Missouri State Park is a park in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 603 m. North Killdeer Mountain stands 966 m to the west-southwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney Butte, a peak 6.6 miles away. Killdeer Mountain Four Bears Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Killdeer Mountain Four Bears Scenic Byway
- 24.5 mi off the Theodore Roosevelt National Park North Unit Scenic Byway
43 named places within 25 miles
- Chimney Butte: 6.6 mi
- North Killdeer Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Eagle Nest Butte: 8.9 mi
- Phaelens Butte: 8.9 mi
- Round Top: 10.6 mi
- Little Missouri Public Use Area: 11.4 mi
- North Prairie Park: 12.6 mi
- Battle of Killdeer Mountain Historical Monument Park: 12.7 mi
- Lions Park: 13.2 mi
- Moccasin Bay Public Use Area: 14.1 mi
- World War II Veterans' Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Hutmacher Farm: 21.2 mi
- Hutmacher Farm: 21.3 mi
- Dunn County Historical Museum: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Missouri State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Killdeer Mountain | WSW 243° | 966 m | 7.5 mi |
| Saddle Butte | NNW 341° | 853 m | 22.1 mi |
| Aura Butte | NNW 345° | 836 m | 22.4 mi |
| Lone Butte | W 259° | 826 m | 20.2 mi |
| Blue Butte | N 1° | 823 m | 21.0 mi |
| Round Top | W 267° | 819 m | 10.6 mi |
| Phaelens Butte | NNE 16° | 807 m | 8.9 mi |
| Stony Butte | NNW 344° | 801 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:23 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 20:05 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:10 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:10 | 16:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 19 | 30 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 58 | 44 | 30 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Killdeer, 13 mi away.
- Plains Pricklypear5 obs
- Lazuli Bunting2 obs
- rough-fruited fairybells2 obs
- Silver Sagebrush2 obs
- Spinystar2 obs
- green comet milkweed2 obs
- Northern House Wren1 obs
- Lincoln's Sparrow1 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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