Yellow Mounds Overlook sits at 2,691 ft on the Badlands Loop Scenic Byway, with the land dropping 70 ft within 600 meters of the site. The overlook is positioned within a section of Badlands geology marked by yellow, purple, gray, and striped reddish beds. These colors correspond to a sequence of formations from bottom to top: Yellow Mounds, the Interior Paleosol, Chadron, and Brule. Wall is located 10.5 miles to the north-northwest, Philip is 29.6 miles east-northeast, and Kadoka is 34.1 miles east. Along the byway, this overlook follows Ancient Hunters Overlook and precedes Conata Basin Overlook. Sunrise and sunset times vary across the year: on the March equinox, the sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 19:01; at the June solstice, sunrise is 05:07 and sunset is 20:35; at the September equinox, sunrise is 06:37 and sunset is 18:48; and at the December solstice, sunrise is 07:21 and sunset is 16:15.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 19:01 | 18:23 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:35 | 19:51 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:48 | 18:10 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:15 | 15:27 |
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This overlook is placed within the most colorful portion of Badlands geology. Yellow, purple, gray, and striped reddish beds display the sequence of Yellow Mounds, the Interior Paleosol, Chadron, and Brule formations respectively, from bottom to top.
Yellow Mounds Overlook sits at about 2,691 feet (820 m).
Wall, 11 miles NNW of Yellow Mounds Overlook.
Conata Basin Overlook is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Yellow Mounds Overlook.
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