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Shaw Creek Recreation Area

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Elevation
487 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Lonesome Butte689 m · 10.8 mi
Nearest byway
Native American Scenic Byway6.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:36local time
Coordinates
45.7975, -100.3437
Shaw Creek Recreation Area from directly overhead

Shaw Creek Recreation Area is a park in South Dakota, at a recorded 487 m. Lonesome Butte stands 689 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Pollock Recreation Area, a park 8.0 miles away. Native American Scenic Byway passes 6.2 miles off. 30 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

Elevation
487 m

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lonesome ButteW 260°689 m10.8 mi
Rattlesnake ButteWSW 242°684 m13.5 mi
Elk ButteWSW 254°659 m22.4 mi
Smith ButteNNW 344°654 m15.0 mi
Braun ButteN 6°640 m21.0 mi
Lookout ButteNNW 339°639 m16.5 mi
Fritz ButteNNW 346°635 m15.2 mi
Lone ButteN 5°632 m19.8 mi

30 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1518:54
June solstice04:5219:5020:36
September equinox06:2918:0218:41
December solstice07:2015:1016:00

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141831455767737162463119
Precip in0.40.50.71.32.83.22.72.21.51.60.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pollock, 8 mi away.

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