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Smooth Sumac

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Smooth Sumac — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Overview · Assembled from verified data

Smooth Sumac sits at 1,679 feet along Highway 75, the King of Trails Scenic Byway, with the land dropping 37 feet over the next 600 meters from the pullout. Hiawatha Pageant Park lies 0.6 miles to the south at 1,717 feet, visible from the overlook. The site is roughly equidistant from three towns: Brookings is 31.2 miles northwest, Sioux Falls 38.2 miles south-southwest, and Marshall 39.9 miles northeast. Daylight hours shift across the year, with sunrise at 5:43 and sunset at 21:12 around the June solstice, narrowing to a 7:58 sunrise and 16:51 sunset by the December solstice. Spotted Quarry is the previous lookout along the route for travelers heading this direction.

Access
0.7 mi detour
Elevation
1,679 ft
Relief
37 ft drop
In view
1 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
Pipestone national monument
RadBadNomad · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
This is supposed to look like an old man's face - I guess it's fairly convincing
olekinderhook · CC BY 3.0 · source
"Climb steps to see The Oracle" - PIpestone National Monument Circle Trail, Minnesota
Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Walls of the ancient quartzite outcroppings
RadBadNomad · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Pipestone National Monument circle hike
RadBadNomad · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Quartzite Pipestone national monument hike
RadBadNomad · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.

  • Hiawatha Pageant Park1,717 ftsouth · 0.6 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:2919:3819:00
June solstice05:4321:1220:28
September equinox07:1319:2518:46
December solstice07:5816:5116:03

Local time (America/Chicago). Computed for this exact position.

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Brookings31.2 mi northwest
  • Sioux Falls38.2 mi south-southwest
  • Marshall39.9 mi northeast
← Before it: Spotted Quarry
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How high is Smooth Sumac?

Smooth Sumac sits at about 1,679 feet (512 m).

What can you see from Smooth Sumac?

From Smooth Sumac: Hiawatha Pageant Park (S, 0.6 mi).

What is the nearest town to Smooth Sumac?

Brookings, 31 miles NW of Smooth Sumac.

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