Crazy Horse Memorial
Crazy Horse Memorial is a historic site in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 1,966 m. Black Elk Peak stands 2,207 m to the east-northeast, 5.0 miles off. Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway passes 2.0 miles off.
The story
mountain monument complex that is under construction on privately held land in the Black Hills
Dates from 1948-06-03.
Wikidata Q1139250, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway, National
- 11.6 mi off the Wildlife Loop Road Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Flashers View · 4 mi
- Needles Eye · 4 mi
- Cathedral Spires · 5 mi
- Needles other eye · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Thunderhead Mountain: 0.1 mi
- Saint Elmo Peak: 2.9 mi
- Atlantic Hill: 3.0 mi
- Buckhorn Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Little Devil's Tower: 4.4 mi
- Sunday Gulch Trailhead: 2.9 mi
- Needles Eye Tunnel: 3.9 mi
- Custer State Trail Challenge: Devil's Little Tower: 4.4 mi
- Custer State Trail Challenge: Cathedral Spires Trail: 4.7 mi
- Custer Lighted Sign: 5.3 mi
- Way Park: 5.0 mi
- Harbach Centennial Park: 5.1 mi
- French Creek Park: 5.1 mi
- Reno Gulch Park: 5.2 mi
- Big Rock Park: 5.2 mi
- The Indian Museum of North America: 0.7 mi
- 1881 Courthouse: 5.0 mi
- South Dakota State Railroad Museum, Ltd.: 7.0 mi
- Black Hills Institute: 7.1 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Museum: 7.7 mi
- Patriarch: 7.2 mi
- George Washington: 8.7 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 8.7 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt: 8.7 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 8.7 mi
- Addie Camp: 7.8 mi
- Tigerville: 9.7 mi
- Teddy Bear: 9.9 mi
- Etta: 10.6 mi
- Bismuth: 11.3 mi
- Crazy Horse Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Crazy Horse Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Gordon Stockade: 6.5 mi
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Old Car: 10.5 mi
- Ephel Duath: 2.8 mi
- Dam Back Side: 3.0 mi
- Aquarium Rock: 3.2 mi
- Beecher Rock: 10.6 mi
- Sylvan Lake Beach: 3.1 mi
- Sheridan Lake South: 11.6 mi
- Sheridan Lake North: 12.4 mi
- terrace: 24.4 mi
- William Noordermeer Gardens: 24.7 mi
- Spring Creek: 14.2 mi
- Thunderhead Falls: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Crazy Horse Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Elk Peak | ENE 66° | 2,207 m | 5.0 mi |
| Odakota Mountain | NW 313° | 2,194 m | 8.9 mi |
| Green Mountain | NW 317° | 2,186 m | 10.7 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WNW 291° | 2,184 m | 6.5 mi |
| Little Devil's Tower | ENE 75° | 2,134 m | 4.4 mi |
| Copper Mountain | NW 320° | 2,111 m | 9.1 mi |
| Medicine Mountain | NW 319° | 2,086 m | 6.9 mi |
| Hat Mountain | NW 317° | 2,048 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:57 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:33 | 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 | 27 | 27 | 35 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 45 | 34 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Custer, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/1354801800
Day trips start here
- Wind Cave National Park · 20 mi
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