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Dawn to Duck in the Badlands

Dawn to Duck in the Badlands from directly overhead

Dawn to Duck in the Badlands is an artwork in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 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.

The record

What the record says

Built
2012
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.03920, -103.06018

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks: 43
  • 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
Peaks: 40
  • 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
Attractions: 25
  • 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
Museums: 9
Historic sites: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Sheridan Lake North: 21.1 mi
  • Sheridan Lake South: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Thunderhead Falls: 17.6 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Samelias PeakWSW 251°1,952 m22.1 mi
Scruton MountainW 271°1,796 m23.1 mi
Mount RushmoreWSW 241°1,725 m22.7 mi
Storm HillWSW 253°1,711 m24.8 mi
Old Baldy MountainWSW 243°1,703 m22.3 mi
Hardesty PeakWSW 249°1,698 m22.0 mi
Buck MountainWNW 286°1,687 m23.2 mi
Iron MountainSW 236°1,660 m22.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:05
June solstice05:1019:5520:40
September equinox06:4018:1318:51
December solstice07:2515:3016:18

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635445465727161473526
Precip in0.30.50.92.13.52.92.31.61.21.40.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rapid City Rgnl AP, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4763139671

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