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Tailrace Recreation Area

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Elevation
442 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Standing Butte676 m · 21.7 mi
Nearest byway
Native American Scenic Byway3.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:30local time
Coordinates
44.4447, -100.3860
Tailrace Recreation Area from directly overhead

Tailrace Recreation Area is a park in South Dakota, at a recorded 442 m. Standing Butte stands 676 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Oahe Downstream Recreation Area, a park 0.8 miles away. Native American Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

Elevation
442 m

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Standing ButteWNW 295°676 m21.7 mi
Willow Creek ButteWSW 250°635 m11.6 mi
Murray ButteWSW 238°622 m20.9 mi
Medicine KnollE 83°619 m17.5 mi
Fort George ButteSE 132°597 m24.3 mi
Snake ButteSE 136°584 m1.6 mi
Brown HillWSW 252°575 m3.7 mi
Snake ButteESE 124°538 m2.1 mi

39 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1619:54
June solstice05:5820:4621:30
September equinox07:2919:0219:41
December solstice08:1516:1717:05

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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