Ghost town · South Dakota
Maitland
Maitland is a ghost town in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 1,491 m. Terry Peak stands 2,147 m to the south-southwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Tetro Rock, a peak 1.0 miles away. Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off.
ghost town in South Dakota, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates44.39748, -103.80159
- 4.1 mi off the Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Tetro Rock: 1.0 mi
- Mount Theodore Roosevelt: 2.1 mi
- Polo Peak: 2.5 mi
- Richmond Hill: 2.8 mi
- Green Mountain: 3.0 mi
Ghost towns: 14
- Blacktail: 2.8 mi
- Terraville: 3.0 mi
- Carbonate: 3.3 mi
- Trojan: 4.2 mi
- Crown Hill: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Friendship Tower: 2.1 mi
- Ziolkowski - a bust of James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok: 3.9 mi
- U.S.S. Maine Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Stolen Kiss Apartments: 9.1 mi
- Historic Potter's Field: 9.4 mi
Museums: 12
- Black Hills Mining Museum: 3.6 mi
- Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center: 3.7 mi
- Adams Museum: 3.9 mi
- Homestake Adams Research & Cultural Center: 4.0 mi
- Adams House Museum: 4.1 mi
Parks: 12
- Manuel Brothers Park: 3.7 mi
- Richard Gordon Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
- Centennial Park: 13.6 mi
- Sturgis City Park: 14.7 mi
- Lions Club Park: 15.1 mi
Attractions: 7
- Broken Boot Gold Mine: 3.4 mi
- Wild Bill Hickok & Calamity Jane Canary's Graves: 4.0 mi
- Seth Bullock's Grave: 4.1 mi
- Tatanka Story of Bison: 4.3 mi
- Sturgis Welcome Sign: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Bridal Veil Falls: 4.1 mi
- Spearfish Falls: 7.0 mi
- Roughlock Falls: 7.7 mi
- Mirror Creek Falls: 15.3 mi
- Upper Windy Pine Falls: 16.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Roadside picnic: 5.7 mi
Gardens: 1
- Spearfish Community Garden: 6.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Northern Hills Rest Area: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Maitland. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Peak | SSW 199° | 2,147 m | 5.1 mi |
| Custer Peak | SSE 163° | 2,071 m | 11.1 mi |
| East Cement Ridge | WSW 254° | 2,034 m | 13.4 mi |
| Deer Mountain | S 190° | 2,027 m | 6.7 mi |
| West Cement Ridge | WSW 258° | 2,026 m | 13.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSW 194° | 2,012 m | 4.0 mi |
| Foley Mountain | SSW 213° | 2,001 m | 5.2 mi |
| Elk Mountain | SW 231° | 1,952 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:59 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:31 | 16:19 |
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 | 27 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 59 | 45 | 35 | 26 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deadwood, 4 mi away.
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