- Elevation, modelled
- 964 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Samelias Peak1,952 m · 22.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway20.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:40local time
- Coordinates
- 44.0392, -103.0602
Dawn to Duck in the Badlands is a artwork in South Dakota, at a modelled 964 m. Samelias Peak stands 1,952 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandhill Crane, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Built
- 2012
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dawn to Duck in the Badlands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samelias Peak | WSW 251° | 1,952 m | 22.1 mi |
| Scruton Mountain | W 271° | 1,796 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mount Rushmore | WSW 241° | 1,725 m | 22.7 mi |
| Storm Hill | WSW 253° | 1,711 m | 24.8 mi |
| Old Baldy Mountain | WSW 243° | 1,703 m | 22.3 mi |
| Hardesty Peak | WSW 249° | 1,698 m | 22.0 mi |
| Buck Mountain | WNW 286° | 1,687 m | 23.2 mi |
| Iron Mountain | SW 236° | 1,660 m | 22.4 mi |
- 20.9 mi off the Peter Norbeck Scenic BywayNational
- 25.5 mi off the Wildlife Loop Road Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Rushmore Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Norbeck Overlook · 22 mi
- Borglum View Terrace · 23 mi
- Historic Viewing Terrace · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sandhill Crane: 0.0 mi
- Black Hills Pasque: 0.1 mi
- Dawn to Dusk: A Prairie Panorama: 0.1 mi
- Siouxper Boy: 0.1 mi
- Dakotah: 6.1 mi
- Boykin Park: 6.0 mi
- Star of the West Sports Complex: 6.4 mi
- Minnesota Street Park: 7.0 mi
- Centennial Park: 7.1 mi
- Robbinsdale Park: 7.2 mi
- Brennan Hill: 5.4 mi
- Thompson Butte: 9.2 mi
- Hangman Hill: 9.6 mi
- Cowboy Hill: 10.0 mi
- Potato Butte: 10.1 mi
- Legal Eagle II: 6.5 mi
- EC-135: 6.5 mi
- B-25 Mitchell III: 6.5 mi
- B-52: 6.5 mi
- Black Hills Maze: 9.4 mi
- South Dakota Air and Space Museum: 6.5 mi
- Museum of Geology: 7.6 mi
- The Journey Museum: 8.5 mi
- Dinosaur Museum: 11.1 mi
- Big Thunder Gold Mine: 20.4 mi
- The Quarter Pounder with Cheese: 5.9 mi
- Mann School: 6.8 mi
- The Berlin Wall at Memorial Park: 8.9 mi
- Dodge School: 9.0 mi
- Fallen Officers Memorial: 9.6 mi
- Etta: 20.9 mi
- Pactola: 21.2 mi
- Bismuth: 21.3 mi
- Teddy Bear: 23.0 mi
- Addie Camp: 24.4 mi
- Memorial Park Rose Gardens: 8.9 mi
- terrace: 10.0 mi
- William Noordermeer Gardens: 10.1 mi
- March-Dake Plaza: 7.7 mi
- Spring Creek: 18.6 mi
- Sheridan Lake North: 21.1 mi
- Sheridan Lake South: 21.5 mi
- I-90 Black Hillls Welcome Center: 6.5 mi
- Thunderhead Falls: 17.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:55 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:30 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 35 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 72 | 71 | 61 | 47 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rapid City Rgnl AP, under a mile away.
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