- Elevation
- 438 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Medicine Butte640 m · 6.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Native American Scenic Bywayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:26local time
- Coordinates
- 44.0633, -99.5657
Lower Brule Recreation Area is a park in South Dakota, at a recorded 438 m. Medicine Butte stands 640 m to the south-southwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Brule Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Native American Scenic Byway runs past it. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
- Elevation
- 438 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lower Brule Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Butte | SSW 195° | 640 m | 6.9 mi |
| Red Butte | SSW 207° | 600 m | 16.6 mi |
| Fort George Butte | WNW 294° | 597 m | 24.7 mi |
| Lewis Hill | SE 138° | 546 m | 10.3 mi |
- On the Native American Scenic BywayNational
43 named places within 25 miles
- Lower Brule Park: 0.5 mi
- Counselor Creek Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
- Narrows Recreation Area: 4.0 mi
- North Shore Recreation Area: 4.3 mi
- Fort Thompson Recreation Area: 5.9 mi
- Buffalo: 20.2 mi
- Teepee: 20.4 mi
- Saint Joseph: 20.5 mi
- Ram: 21.0 mi
- Tipi: 22.2 mi
- Medicine Butte: 6.9 mi
- Lewis Hill: 10.3 mi
- Red Butte: 16.6 mi
- Fort George Butte: 24.7 mi
- Akta Lakota Museum & Cultural Center: 20.3 mi
- South Dakota Hall of Fame: 21.5 mi
- Lewis & Clark Exhibits & Tourist Information: 22.2 mi
- Girl Scouts Rock: 21.2 mi
- Avenue of Flags: 21.2 mi
- South Dakota Veterans Park: 21.5 mi
- Harter WPA: 23.7 mi
- Cowan WPA: 24.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:13 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:41 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 16:16 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 22 | 33 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 64 | 49 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Sharpe PRJ, 5 mi away.
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