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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: 27
  • 1880 Train (Hill City): 4.5 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
  • Hall of Records: 11.2 mi
Museums: 13
Ghost towns: 10
Historic sites: 7
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 14.5 miles of Tigerville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Elk PeakSE2,207 m9.4 mi
Odakota MountainWSW2,194 m6.8 mi
Green MountainWSW2,186 m6.7 mi
Bear MountainSW2,184 m9.0 mi
Little Devil's TowerSSE2,134 m10.0 mi
White Tail PeakNW2,123 m13.8 mi
Copper MountainWSW2,111 m5.7 mi
Medicine MountainSW2,086 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 50–80 °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.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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