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Dakotah

Dakotah from directly overhead

Dakotah is an artwork in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 975 m. Black Elk Peak stands 2,207 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is The Quarter Pounder with Cheese, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.09784, -103.15219

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Grubby Miner Statue: 3.2 mi
  • James Garfield: 3.7 mi
  • Benjamin Harrison: 3.7 mi
  • Ulysses S. Grant: 3.7 mi
  • Endless Horizon: 3.7 mi
Peaks: 57
  • Hangman Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Cowboy Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Brennan Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Gobbler Knob: 11.2 mi
Parks: 47
  • Dakota Fields Soccer Complex: 1.6 mi
  • Thompson Park: 2.3 mi
  • Star of the West Sports Complex: 2.5 mi
  • Boykin Park: 2.8 mi
  • Steele Avenue Park: 3.0 mi
Attractions: 26
Museums: 12
Ghost towns: 7
Historic sites: 6
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Sheridan Lake North: 18.0 mi
  • Sheridan Lake South: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Thunderhead Falls: 13.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dakotah. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Elk PeakSW 230°2,207 m24.7 mi
Samelias PeakSW 235°1,952 m19.9 mi
Elkhorn MountainSW 231°1,940 m23.3 mi
Old Bald PeakWSW 257°1,866 m22.0 mi
Union HillWSW 249°1,863 m23.5 mi
Lowden MountainWSW 250°1,839 m24.5 mi
Scruton MountainWSW 259°1,796 m19.0 mi
Silver PeakW 266°1,769 m21.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2719:05
June solstice05:1019:5620:40
September equinox06:4018:1418:52
December solstice07:2515:3016:18

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4763139508

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