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Tigerville

Tigerville from directly overhead

Tigerville is a ghost town in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 1,672 m. Black Elk Peak stands 2,207 m to the southeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lowden Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off.

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

How to reach it

Coordinates43.97670, -103.64000

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Lowden Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Redfern Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Smith Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Union Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Flag Mountain: 3.5 mi
Artworks
Parks: 53
  • Spirit of the Hills Park: 4.4 mi
  • Jim Lewis Park: 4.5 mi
  • Reno Gulch Park: 4.5 mi
  • Charolette Tracy Park: 4.7 mi
  • Deerfield Lake Recreation Area: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 29
  • 1880 Train (Hill City): 4.5 mi
  • Sunday Gulch Trailhead: 9.7 mi
  • Custer State Trail Challenge: Devil's Little Tower: 10.0 mi
  • Custer State Trail Challenge: Cathedral Spires Trail: 10.3 mi
  • Needles Eye Tunnel: 10.5 mi
Museums: 13
Ghost towns: 10
Historic sites: 9
Cliffs: 4
  • Ephel Duath: 9.5 mi
  • Dam Back Side: 9.7 mi
  • Aquarium Rock: 10.1 mi
  • Beecher Rock: 20.3 mi
Beaches: 3
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Thunderhead Falls: 12.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Tigerville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Elk PeakSE 145°2,207 m9.4 mi
Odakota MountainWSW 237°2,194 m6.8 mi
Green MountainWSW 254°2,186 m6.7 mi
Bear MountainSW 215°2,184 m9.0 mi
Little Devil's TowerSSE 149°2,134 m10.0 mi
Copper MountainWSW 242°2,111 m5.7 mi
Flag MountainNW 305°2,103 m11.3 mi
Medicine MountainSW 219°2,086 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1319:5720:42
September equinox06:4218:1618:54
December solstice07:2715:3316:20

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252634415160676556443325
Precip in0.40.61.12.54.23.43.52.31.51.60.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hill City, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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