Black Hills Ordnance Depot
Black Hills Ordnance Depot is a ghost town in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 1,157 m. Swanski Rock stands 1,540 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Edgemont City Park, a park 11 miles away. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
human settlement in South Dakota, United States of America
How to reach it
32 named places within 25 miles
- Breakneck Hill: 14.7 mi
- Chilson Mountain: 16.4 mi
- The Flat Top: 16.9 mi
- Hunter Hill: 17.4 mi
- Flint Hill: 17.6 mi
- Edgemont City Park: 10.6 mi
- Fossil Cycad National Monument: 18.9 mi
- Warbonnet Battlefield Monument: 19.5 mi
- Warbonnet Battlefield: 19.6 mi
- Cody-Yellowhand Battlefield: 19.7 mi
- Trails Trains And Pioneers Museum: 10.6 mi
- Horseshoe Bend: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Hills Ordnance Depot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swanski Rock | SSW 209° | 1,540 m | 23.0 mi |
| Pilger Mountain | N 4° | 1,461 m | 23.1 mi |
| Parker Peak | NE 37° | 1,449 m | 20.1 mi |
| Matias Peak | NNE 30° | 1,432 m | 19.5 mi |
| Horse Trap Mountain | NE 44° | 1,426 m | 20.7 mi |
| Table Mountain | SW 220° | 1,376 m | 20.0 mi |
| Flint Hill | NE 46° | 1,356 m | 17.6 mi |
| Chilson Mountain | NE 46° | 1,351 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 34 | 43 | 53 | 64 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 45 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Edgemont, 12 mi away.
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