- Elevation
- 493 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Lonesome Butte689 m · 16.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Native American Scenic Byway9.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:36local time
- Coordinates
- 45.9083, -100.2754
Pocasse National Wildlife Refuge is a park in South Dakota, at a recorded 493 m. Lonesome Butte stands 689 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pollock Recreation Area, a park 0.4 miles away. Native American Scenic Byway passes 9.6 miles off. 25 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
- Elevation
- 493 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pocasse National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lonesome Butte | SW 236° | 689 m | 16.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Butte | SW 228° | 684 m | 20.7 mi |
| Smith Butte | NW 312° | 654 m | 10.1 mi |
| Braun Butte | N 355° | 640 m | 13.3 mi |
| Lookout Butte | NW 311° | 639 m | 12.0 mi |
| Fritz Butte | NW 315° | 635 m | 10.0 mi |
| Lone Butte | N 353° | 632 m | 12.1 mi |
| Volk Butte | N 353° | 614 m | 15.0 mi |
- 9.6 mi off the Native American Scenic BywayNational
25 named places within 25 miles
- Fritz Butte: 10.0 mi
- Smith Butte: 10.1 mi
- Lookout Butte: 12.0 mi
- Lone Butte: 12.1 mi
- Hall Hill: 13.3 mi
- Pollock Recreation Area: 0.4 mi
- Vanervorsite Bay Recreational Area: 7.0 mi
- Shaw Creek Recreation Area: 8.3 mi
- Leavenworth Monument: 16.6 mi
- Rogo Bay Recreation Area: 18.6 mi
- Mile 173 Border Monument: 6.5 mi
- Mile 186½ North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker: 7.9 mi
- Standing Rock Monument: 21.2 mi
- National Waterfowl Production Area: 14.7 mi
- Sitting Bull Visitor Center: 22.8 mi
- Sitting Bull Visitor Center: 22.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:14 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:50 | 21:36 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:21 | 16:09 | 16:59 |
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 | 14 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 46 | 31 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pollock, under a mile away.
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