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Buffalo Hunt Rollercoaster

Buffalo Hunt Rollercoaster from directly overhead

Buffalo Hunt Rollercoaster is an attraction in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 1,155 m. Black Elk Peak stands 2,207 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lil's, a attraction 0.8 miles away. Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Fort Hays Chuckwagon
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.00051, -103.25641

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks
  • Gobbler Knob: 3.4 mi
  • Potato Butte: 5.1 mi
  • Gold Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Brennan Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Hangman Hill: 5.5 mi
Parks: 54
  • Red Rocks Park: 2.1 mi
  • Parkview Park: 3.5 mi
  • Centennial Park: 4.2 mi
  • Minnesota Street Park: 4.2 mi
  • Canyon Lake Park: 4.4 mi
Attractions: 33
  • Lil's: 0.8 mi
  • Black Hills Maze: 1.5 mi
  • Sitting Bull Crystal Caverns: 3.6 mi
  • Stratosphere Bowl: 4.7 mi
  • Grasshopper Climber: 4.9 mi
Museums: 14
  • Dinosaur Museum: 1.1 mi
  • Museum of Geology: 5.6 mi
  • The Journey Museum: 6.2 mi
  • Big Thunder Gold Mine: 10.8 mi
  • Keystone Historical Museum: 10.9 mi
Historic sites: 11
Ghost towns: 8
Gardens: 3
Beaches: 3
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Thunderhead Falls: 8.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Buffalo Hunt Rollercoaster. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Elk PeakSW 236°2,207 m16.5 mi
Little Devil's TowerSW 234°2,134 m17.4 mi
Saint Elmo PeakWSW 242°1,954 m19.0 mi
Samelias PeakWSW 247°1,952 m12.1 mi
Elkhorn MountainWSW 239°1,940 m15.1 mi
Old Bald PeakW 276°1,866 m16.3 mi
Union HillW 264°1,863 m16.8 mi
Redfern MountainW 270°1,846 m19.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2719:06
June solstice05:1119:5620:40
September equinox06:4118:1418:52
December solstice07:2515:3116:18

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/932687016

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