Cedar Bluffs
Cedar Bluffs is a cliff in South Dakota, at a recorded elevation of 951 m. Slim Butte / Pahá Zípela stands 1,089 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hay Canyon Butte, a peak 7.9 miles away. Gold Rush Byway passes 25 miles off. 17 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 951 m
How to reach it
- 25.5 mi off the Gold Rush Byway
17 named places within 25 miles
- Hay Canyon Butte: 7.9 mi
- Red Dog Table: 11.5 mi
- Tahc'a Okute Aglehan: 11.8 mi
- Windy Butte: 14.4 mi
- Slim Butte / Pahá Zípela: 14.4 mi
- White Clay Park: 10.9 mi
- Buffalo Gap National Grassland: 15.3 mi
- Cowboy Artwork: 18.1 mi
- Red Cloud Heritage Center: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cedar Bluffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slim Butte / Pahá Zípela | S 182° | 1,089 m | 14.4 mi |
| Windy Butte | WSW 255° | 1,081 m | 14.4 mi |
| Limestone Butte | WSW 237° | 1,031 m | 16.1 mi |
| Lone Butte | SSW 213° | 1,021 m | 14.5 mi |
| Hay Canyon Butte | W 264° | 1,017 m | 7.9 mi |
| Galigo Table | NNE 31° | 975 m | 23.7 mi |
| Cuny Table | NE 35° | 974 m | 19.9 mi |
| Cedar Butte | NE 49° | 957 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:33 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 73 | 63 | 49 | 37 | 27 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oglala 1S, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357081506
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