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Pedro

Pedro from directly overhead

Pedro is a ghost town in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 619 m. Lake Hill stands 879 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Marvin Butte, a peak 10 miles away. 7 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

human settlement in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates44.42000, -102.11900

7 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 7
  • Marvin Butte: 10.2 mi
  • Poverty Point: 10.8 mi
  • Horse Tooth: 16.0 mi
  • Grindstone Butte: 22.1 mi
  • Lake Hill: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lake HillS879 m23.9 mi
Horse ToothS878 m16.0 mi
Bliss HillS866 m24.4 mi
Hubbard HillS839 m24.4 mi
Grindstone ButteSE791 m22.1 mi
Marvin ButteWSW789 m10.2 mi
Poverty PointW730 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:01
June solstice05:0519:5320:37
September equinox06:3618:0918:48
December solstice07:2215:2416:12

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192333445565727161463222
Precip in0.30.50.91.93.22.92.41.41.21.60.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plainview 6 SSW, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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