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North Shore Recreation Area

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Elevation
442 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Medicine Butte640 m · 9.2 mi
Nearest byway
Native American Scenic Byway1.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:25local time
Coordinates
44.0675, -99.4793
North Shore Recreation Area from directly overhead

North Shore Recreation Area is a park in South Dakota, at a recorded 442 m. Medicine Butte stands 640 m to the southwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Thompson Recreation Area, a park 1.6 miles away. Native American Scenic Byway passes 1.3 miles off. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

Elevation
442 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of North Shore Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Medicine ButteSW 221°640 m9.2 mi
Red ButteSW 218°600 m19.1 mi
Lewis HillSSE 162°546 m8.3 mi

42 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1219:50
June solstice05:5620:4121:25
September equinox07:2618:5919:37
December solstice08:1116:1517:03

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182233455868747364493522
Precip in0.50.50.91.83.23.82.82.22.01.60.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Sharpe PRJ, 1 mi away.

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