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Lulu the T-Rex

Lulu the T-Rex from directly overhead

Lulu the T-Rex is an artwork in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 708 m. Cedar Butte stands 823 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is 1880 Town, a museum 0.5 miles away. 26 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.88701, -101.13184
Around it

26 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 18
  • Horseshoe Butte: 10.1 mi
  • Flat Top Butte: 14.3 mi
  • Wolf Hill: 14.4 mi
  • Round Hill: 14.7 mi
  • Johnson Hill: 16.7 mi
Museums: 4
  • 1880 Town: 0.5 mi
  • Midland Pioneer Museum: 12.7 mi
  • Badlands Petrified Gardens: 17.6 mi
  • Pioneer Auto: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Parks: 1
  • Murdo City Park: 20.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lulu the T-Rex. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cedar ButteSSW 204°823 m20.3 mi
Cross ButteS 186°805 m22.7 mi
Half DomeSSW 213°797 m23.7 mi
Teat ButteSSW 196°783 m21.2 mi
Coyote LookoutSSW 194°783 m23.1 mi
Eagle ButteSSW 193°781 m21.2 mi
Bus ButteS 186°778 m22.1 mi
Box ButteSSW 196°774 m20.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1919:57
June solstice06:0320:4721:31
September equinox07:3219:0619:44
December solstice08:1616:2317:10

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212536465868757364483424

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Midland, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13409782454

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