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LeBeau

LeBeau from directly overhead

LeBeau is a ghost town in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 490 m. Coffee Butte stands 638 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Le Beau Recreation Area, a park 2.7 miles away. Native American Scenic Byway passes 4.2 miles off. 25 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

human settlement in South Dakota, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates45.30550, -100.30000

25 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 16
  • Le Beau Recreation Area: 2.7 mi
  • Bowdle Beach Recreation Area: 5.3 mi
  • Walth Bay Recreation Area: 7.6 mi
  • Dodge Draw Recreation Area: 9.0 mi
  • Thomas Bay Recreation Area: 10.4 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Twin Buttes: 7.4 mi
  • Coffee Butte: 10.9 mi
  • Laundreaux Butte: 16.1 mi
  • Gray Butte: 16.8 mi
Historic sites: 3
Artworks: 1
  • Walleye Up Statue: 16.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • The Klein Museum: 18.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coffee ButteWSW 238°638 m10.9 mi
Laundreaux ButteWNW 299°626 m16.1 mi
Twin ButtesSW 232°609 m7.4 mi
Gray ButteSSW 209°594 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1519:54
June solstice05:5420:4821:33
September equinox07:2919:0219:41
December solstice08:1816:1317:02

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172133465868757363483422
Precip in0.40.70.71.62.93.12.32.11.51.80.40.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mobridge Muni AP, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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