Mason
Mason is a ghost town in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 917 m. Crow Peak stands 1,750 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Bull Creek Butte, a peak 3.7 miles away. Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
Ghost town in South Dakota, United States
How to reach it
- 20.6 mi off the Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway
60 named places within 25 miles
- Bull Creek Butte: 3.7 mi
- Susie Peak: 6.6 mi
- Middle Creek Butte: 10.2 mi
- Antelope Butte: 12.3 mi
- Two Top Butte: 14.8 mi
- Belle Fourche National Wildlife Refuge: 8.3 mi
- Gay Park: 9.5 mi
- Hermann Park: 10.3 mi
- Highland Park: 10.6 mi
- Weyler Park: 10.7 mi
- Geographic Center of the Nation Monument: 9.8 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Town of Minnesela: 12.0 mi
- Snoma School: 13.1 mi
- Tripp Family Car Collection: 10.0 mi
- Von Bayer Museum of Fish Culture: 23.2 mi
- The Booth House: 23.2 mi
- High Plains Western Heritage Center: 24.0 mi
- Mirror Creek Falls: 20.0 mi
- Lower Windy Pine Falls: 20.3 mi
- Upper Windy Pine Falls: 20.5 mi
- Minnesela: 12.0 mi
- Big Bottom: 21.5 mi
- Paolo Adventures: 10.7 mi
- Northern Hills Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- BLM: 22.0 mi
- Spearfish Community Garden: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mason. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crow Peak | SSW 197° | 1,750 m | 24.9 mi |
| Schoolmarm Butte | SW 233° | 1,391 m | 25.0 mi |
| Elkhorn Peak | SSE 166° | 1,372 m | 24.1 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | S 182° | 1,357 m | 22.3 mi |
| Sandstone Mountain | SW 232° | 1,244 m | 21.4 mi |
| Hamster Hill | S 180° | 1,231 m | 22.9 mi |
| Windy Butte | SSW 211° | 1,131 m | 20.4 mi |
| Castle Rock Butte | NE 53° | 1,130 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:01 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:16 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:29 | 16:18 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 49 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belle Fourche, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
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