Ghost town · South Dakota
Heppner
Heppner is a ghost town in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 1,069 m. Pilger Mountain stands 1,461 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Stage Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Gold Rush Byway passes 24 miles off. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
ghost town in South Dakota, US
What the record says
- Founded
- 1914
How to reach it
Coordinates43.24692, -103.54992
- 23.6 mi off the Gold Rush Byway
- 28.5 mi off the Wildlife Loop Road Scenic Byway
55 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 27
- Stage Hill: 1.6 mi
- Tepee Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Flagpole Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Roundtop Hill: 9.2 mi
- Flint Hill: 9.2 mi
Parks: 16
- Umiker Park: 12.8 mi
- Butler Park: 12.8 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 12.9 mi
- Brookside Park: 13.1 mi
- Centennial Park: 13.3 mi
Museums: 3
- World Fossil Finder Museum: 13.0 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 13.4 mi
- Trails Trains And Pioneers Museum: 14.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Ardmore: 16.6 mi
- Black Hills Ordnance Depot: 20.1 mi
- Wayside: 23.8 mi
Attractions: 2
- The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, SD: 12.7 mi
- Tour Starts here: 21.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Kidney Springs Gazebo: 13.4 mi
- Battle Mountain Monument: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Horseshoe Bend: 4.4 mi
Artworks: 1
- Cowboy Artwork: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Heppner. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilger Mountain | NW 315° | 1,461 m | 24.9 mi |
| Parker Peak | NW 326° | 1,449 m | 12.7 mi |
| Elk Knob | N 4° | 1,447 m | 22.0 mi |
| Matias Peak | NW 320° | 1,432 m | 14.7 mi |
| Horse Trap Mountain | NNW 333° | 1,426 m | 10.5 mi |
| Elk Mountain | N 8° | 1,373 m | 21.9 mi |
| Flint Hill | NW 315° | 1,356 m | 9.2 mi |
| Roundtop Hill | NNW 343° | 1,351 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:55 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 49 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Wind Cave National Park · 23 mi
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