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Cyclorama

Cyclorama from directly overhead

Cyclorama is an artwork in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 990 m. Black Elk Peak stands 2,207 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is The Storyteller, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1975
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.07862, -103.23016

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • The Storyteller: 0.0 mi
  • Bookworm: 0.1 mi
  • Gerald Ford: 0.1 mi
  • William Jefferson Clinton: 0.1 mi
  • William Henry Harrison: 0.1 mi
Peaks
  • Hangman Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Cowboy Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Brennan Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Buzzards Roost: 8.1 mi
Parks: 48
  • Trinity Eco Park: 0.3 mi
  • Halley Park: 0.4 mi
  • Memorial Park West: 0.4 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Memorial Park East: 0.6 mi
Attractions: 30
  • Storybook Island Train: 1.7 mi
  • Snowwhite: 1.7 mi
  • Cinderella's carriage: 1.7 mi
  • Old Fire Truck: 1.7 mi
  • Grasshopper Climber: 1.7 mi
Museums: 12
Ghost towns: 8
Historic sites: 7
Gardens: 3
Beaches: 3
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Thunderhead Falls: 9.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Cyclorama. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Elk PeakSW 226°2,207 m21.0 mi
Little Devil's TowerSW 225°2,134 m21.9 mi
Saint Elmo PeakSW 232°1,954 m23.1 mi
Samelias PeakSW 231°1,952 m16.0 mi
Elkhorn MountainSW 227°1,940 m19.5 mi
Old Bald PeakWSW 258°1,866 m17.9 mi
Union HillWSW 249°1,863 m19.4 mi
Redfern MountainWSW 256°1,846 m21.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2719:05
June solstice05:1119:5620:40
September equinox06:4118:1418:52
December solstice07:2615:3016:18

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837455565737262483728
Precip in0.30.50.92.34.13.32.62.21.41.50.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rapid City WFO, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4763139507

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