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The Jumpoff

The Jumpoff, seen from above at true elevation

The Jumpoff is a cliff in South Dakota, at a recorded elevation of 1,038 m. Harding Peak stands 1,223 m to the southwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is J K Butte, a peak 8.0 miles away. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1038 m
Getting there

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Coordinates45.48361, -103.76937
Around it

61 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 45
  • J K Butte: 8.0 mi
  • Saddle Butte: 8.1 mi
  • White Cap: 8.4 mi
  • Dead Man Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Harding Peak: 9.7 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Parks: 3
  • Mallula State Game Production Area: 12.5 mi
  • Centennial Park: 12.7 mi
  • State Experiment Farm and Antelope Reserve: 23.6 mi
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Harding PeakSW 216°1,223 m9.7 mi
Sheep MountainW 270°1,199 m20.6 mi
Stormy ButteWNW 299°1,192 m20.7 mi
Moreau PeakSSE 165°1,187 m9.9 mi
Capitol RockWNW 292°1,170 m16.6 mi
Lone MountainSSE 148°1,167 m10.0 mi
White CapWSW 236°1,140 m8.4 mi
J K ButteW 260°1,103 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:08
June solstice05:0720:0220:48
September equinox06:4318:1518:54
December solstice07:3315:2616:15

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222535455565737161473424
Precip in0.30.40.71.62.92.92.11.61.21.30.50.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Crook, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357088285

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