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Theodore Roosevelt
At the Open Margin: The NPS's Administration of Theodore Roosevelt National Park |
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APPENDIX D:
PARK STATISTICS
| DATE ESTABLISHED: | South Unit | 25 April 1947 |
| Elkhorn Unit | 25 April 1947 | |
| North Unit | 12 June 1948 | |
| LOCATION: | southwestern North Dakota, Billings and McKenzie Counties | |
| South Unit | N 46 degrees 57 minutes W 103 degrees 27 minutes | |
| Elkhorn Unit | N 47 degrees 18 minutes W 103 degrees 38 minutes | |
| North Unit | N 47 degrees 43 minutes W 103 degrees 25 minutes | |
| AREA: | South Unit | 46,128.07 acres (18,675.33 ha) |
| Elkhorn Unit | 218 acres (88.26 ha) | |
| North Unit | 24,070.32 acres (9745.07 ha) | |
| TOTAL | 70,416.39 acres (28,508.66 ha) | |
| BOUNDARIES: | 65 miles in circumference (104.84 km); 38 miles adjoin public land (61.29 km; 58.5% of total); 27 adjoin private land (43.55 km; 41.5% of total) | |
| DIMENSIONS: | South Unit | 15.4 miles (24.84 km) by 8.8 miles (14.19 km) |
| Elkhorn Unit | 1.0 miles (1.61 km) by 0.5 miles (0.81 km) | |
| North Unit | 10.56 miles (17.03 km) by 7.8 miles (12.58 km) | |
| ALTITUDE: | South Unit | 2250 feet above mean sea level (686 m) to 2855 feet msl (870 m) |
| Elkhorn Unit | 2110 feet msl (643 m) to 2420 feet msl (738 m) | |
| North Unit | 1952 feet msl (595 m) to 2572 feet msl (784 m) | |
| WILDERNESS: | South Unit | 10,510 acres (4255.06 ha) |
| Elkhorn Unit | 0 acres (ha) | |
| North Unit | 19,410 acres (7858.30 ha) | |
| TOTAL | 29,920 acres (12,113.36 ha) | |
| ZONING: (some areas approximate) |
Historic Zone: 245 acres (99.19 ha) Natural Zone: 70,204 acres (28,422.67 ha) Wilderness sub-zone: 29,920 acres (12,113.36 ha) Natural environment sub-zone: 40,284 acres (16,309.31 ha) Outstanding natural feature sub-zone: 80 acres (32.40 ha) Development sub-zone: 600 acres (242.91 ha) Special use sub-zone (private land): 740.51 acres (299.80 ha) | |
| IUCN LAND CLASSIFICATION: | Nearctic realm, temperate grasslands | |
| ROAD MILEAGE WITHIN PARK: | 56.5 (91.13 km) of which 47.6 (76.77 km) are paved | |
| TRAIL MILEAGE WITHIN PARK: | 67.7 (109.19 km) 61.1 recreational (98.55 km), 6.6 interpretive (10.64 km) | |
| RIVER MILEAGE WITHIN PARK: | 25.5 (41.13 km) | |
| WELLS: | 13 developed springs, 18 dish tanks (wildlife wells) | |
SOURCES: International Biological Programme, "Check Sheet (Mark VII) for Survey of ISP Areas," unpublished MS, 24 March 1969 (Medora: THRO-S).
John O. Lancaster (Supt., THRO) to E. Jennifer Christy (Man and the Biosphere Program Asst., NPS), letter, 27 September 1978 (Medora: THRO-A).
"Natural Resources Plan and Environmental Assessment, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota (draft)," unpublished MS, 1983 (Medora: THRO-A).
"Basic Operations Declaration, Theodore Roosevelt National Park," unpublished MS, ca. 1982 (Medora: THRO-A).
Miklos, D. F. Udvardy, A Classification of the Biogeographical Provinces of the World. IUCN Occasional Paper #18. Morges, Switzerland: International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, 1975.
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