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B-25 Mitchell III

B-25 Mitchell III from directly overhead

B-25 Mitchell III is an attraction in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 964 m. Samelias Peak stands 1,952 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is South Dakota Air and Space Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Personal plane of General Dwight D. Eisenhower in World War II

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.13337, -103.07246

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks: 42
  • Boykin Park: 1.9 mi
  • Dakota Fields Soccer Complex: 4.2 mi
  • Thompson Park: 6.8 mi
  • Star of the West Sports Complex: 7.0 mi
  • Steele Avenue Park: 7.6 mi
Peaks: 40
  • Cowboy Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Hangman Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Brennan Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 13.2 mi
  • Potato Butte: 15.1 mi
Attractions: 23
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Sheridan Lake North: 22.7 mi
  • Sheridan Lake South: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Thunderhead Falls: 17.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Samelias PeakSW 236°1,952 m24.6 mi
Scruton MountainWSW 255°1,796 m23.4 mi
Hardesty PeakSW 234°1,698 m24.5 mi
Buck MountainW 269°1,687 m21.8 mi
Merritt PeakW 269°1,682 m24.3 mi
Flagstaff MountainWNW 292°1,655 m24.9 mi
Pilot KnobW 272°1,653 m24.8 mi
Silver MountainSW 232°1,643 m21.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:05
June solstice05:1019:5620:40
September equinox06:4018:1318:52
December solstice07:2515:3016:17

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4939248841

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