Ghost town · South Dakota
Ragged Top
Ragged Top is a ghost town in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 1,789 m. Crooks Tower stands 2,168 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ragged Top Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off.
human settlement in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates44.35970, -103.88600
- 1.7 mi off the Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Ragged Top Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Elk Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Twin Peaks: 0.8 mi
- War Eagle Hill: 1.8 mi
- Foley Mountain: 2.2 mi
Parks: 18
- Manuel Brothers Park: 6.2 mi
- Richard Gordon Memorial Park: 7.9 mi
- Centennial Park: 18.1 mi
- Sturgis City Park: 19.3 mi
- Lions Club Park: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 14
- Trojan: 2.7 mi
- Carbonate: 2.9 mi
- Maitland: 4.9 mi
- Crown Hill: 5.9 mi
- Terraville: 6.0 mi
Museums: 13
- Black Hills Mining Museum: 5.9 mi
- Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center: 6.1 mi
- Adams Museum: 7.8 mi
- Homestake Adams Research & Cultural Center: 7.9 mi
- Adams House Museum: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Klondike School: 6.6 mi
- Friendship Tower: 6.8 mi
- Ziolkowski - a bust of James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok: 7.8 mi
- U.S.S. Maine Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Stolen Kiss Apartments: 14.0 mi
Attractions: 8
- Broken Boot Gold Mine: 7.1 mi
- Wild Bill Hickok & Calamity Jane Canary's Graves: 8.0 mi
- Seth Bullock's Grave: 8.2 mi
- Tatanka Story of Bison: 8.9 mi
- Sturgis Welcome Sign: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Spearfish Falls: 2.2 mi
- Roughlock Falls: 2.9 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 3.9 mi
- Mirror Creek Falls: 15.2 mi
- Upper Windy Pine Falls: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Roadside picnic: 1.9 mi
Gardens: 1
- Spearfish Community Garden: 9.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Northern Hills Rest Area: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Ragged Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crooks Tower | S 186° | 2,168 m | 14.2 mi |
| Terry Peak | SE 132° | 2,147 m | 3.4 mi |
| Laird Peak | SSW 210° | 2,089 m | 11.9 mi |
| Custer Peak | SE 137° | 2,071 m | 10.9 mi |
| East Cement Ridge | W 262° | 2,034 m | 8.8 mi |
| Deer Mountain | SE 143° | 2,027 m | 5.0 mi |
| West Cement Ridge | W 268° | 2,026 m | 9.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 111° | 2,012 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:59 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:32 | 16:20 |
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 | 28 | 28 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 46 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lead, 7 mi away.
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