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Crow Flies High State Recreation Area

Coordinates: 47°58′57″N 102°32′45″W / 47.98250°N 102.54583°W / 47.98250; -102.54583
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Crow Flies High
State Recreation Area
Lake
Lake Sakakawea from Crow Flies High view point
Crow Flies High State Recreation Area is located in North Dakota
Crow Flies High State Recreation Area
Crow Flies High State Recreation Area
Location in North Dakota
LocationMountrail County, North Dakota, United States
Nearest cityNew Town, North Dakota
Coordinates47°58′57″N 102°32′45″W / 47.98250°N 102.54583°W / 47.98250; -102.54583
Area247.11 acres (100.00 ha)[1]
Elevation2,087 ft (636 m)
Established1956[2]
Administered byNorth Dakota Parks and Recreation Department
DesignationNorth Dakota state park
Named forCrow Flies High, Hidatsa Indian chief
WebsiteCrow Flies High State Recreation Area

Crow Flies High State Recreation Area is a scenic overlook located two miles west of New Town in Mountrail County, North Dakota. The site provides scenic views of Lake Sakakawea.[3] Signs describe the location's role in local history, including its significance in the explorations of Lewis and Clark. The footprint of the drowned town of Sanish, now lost below the reservoir's waves, can be seen at times of low water.[4]

The park was owned by the National Park Service from 1917 until 1956, when ownership was transferred to North Dakota.[2] It is named after Hidatsa Indian chief Crow Flies High.[5]

The old Four Bears Bridge spanning Lake Sakakawea/Missouri River seen from Crow Flies High view point, Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, North Dakota

References

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  1. ^ "State Parks Data Table". North Dakota Geographic Information Systems. December 26, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Nalewicki, Jennifer (March 22, 2021). "You Can Still Visit These Six Former National Parks". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "Crow Flies High State Recreation Area". North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  4. ^ "Crow Flies High State Recreation Area". North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  5. ^ Meyer, Roy W. (1977). The Village Indians of the Upper Missouri: The Mandans, Hidatsas, and Arikaras. University of Nebraska Press. Lincoln and London. ISBN 0803209134, 9780803209138.
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