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Overlook Recreation Area

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Elevation
508 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Standing Butte676 m · 21.3 mi
Nearest byway
Native American Scenic Byway4.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:30local time
Coordinates
44.4585, -100.3859
Overlook Recreation Area from directly overhead

Overlook Recreation Area is a park in South Dakota, at a recorded 508 m. Standing Butte stands 676 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is East Shore Recreation Area, a park 0.9 miles away. Native American Scenic Byway passes 4.8 miles off. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

Elevation
508 m

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Standing ButteWNW 293°676 m21.3 mi
Willow Creek ButteWSW 246°635 m11.9 mi
Murray ButteSW 236°622 m21.4 mi
Medicine KnollE 86°619 m17.4 mi
Fort George ButteSE 133°597 m25.0 mi
Snake ButteSSE 152°584 m2.4 mi
Brown HillWSW 239°575 m4.1 mi
Snake ButteSE 141°538 m2.8 mi

40 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1619:54
June solstice05:5820:4621:30
September equinox07:2919:0219:41
December solstice08:1616:1717:05

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192333455768757364493523
Precip in0.40.60.81.83.23.32.62.31.61.60.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oahe DAM, 2 mi away.

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