Oak Leaf Picnic Area
Oak Leaf Picnic Area is a picnic site in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 708 m. Boundary Butte stands 765 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Turtle Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Turtle Mountain Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What to expect
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How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Turtle Mountain Scenic Byway
50 named places within 25 miles
- International Peace Garden: 1.3 mi
- School Section Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 3.9 mi
- Rabb Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 4.3 mi
- Willow Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 5.7 mi
- Wakopa State Game Management Area: 8.1 mi
- W'eel Turtle: 12.3 mi
- Tommy Turtle: 20.5 mi
- Sunflower Mural: 20.9 mi
- Statue of Pierre Bottineau: 21.0 mi
- Mystical Horizons Sign: 21.3 mi
- Turtle Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Turtle Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Wilfreds Hill: 9.2 mi
- Butte Saint Paul: 11.2 mi
- Boundary Butte: 17.0 mi
- Good Neighbour Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- Overlook Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- OES Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
- Maple Picnic Area/MWI Picnic Nook: 1.5 mi
- Birch Grove Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Grand Opening Marker: 1.0 mi
- Peace Poles: 1.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Border Marker: 1.2 mi
- San Haven Sanitorium: 10.4 mi
- Interpretive Centre and Conservatory: 0.9 mi
- North American Game Warden Museum: 1.0 mi
- International Peace Garden: 1.0 mi
- Turtle Mountain Provincial Park: 7.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oak Leaf Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boundary Butte | W 273° | 765 m | 17.0 mi |
| Turtle Mountain | E 84° | 735 m | 0.9 mi |
| Butte Saint Paul | SW 215° | 695 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:11 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:59 | 21:49 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:32 | 15:50 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Winnipeg).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 5 | 9 | 21 | 38 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 55 | 40 | 24 | 11 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Metigoshe SP, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4353058450
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