Dodge School
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Dodge School is a historic site in South Dakota, at a recorded elevation of 966 m. Black Elk Peak stands 2,207 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Flattop Butte, a peak 3.8 miles away. Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 966 m
How to reach it
- 13.9 mi off the Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway, National
- 17.3 mi off the Wildlife Loop Road Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Norbeck Overlook · 17 mi
- Mount Rushmore Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Borglum View Terrace · 18 mi
- Historic Viewing Terrace · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flattop Butte: 3.8 mi
- Potato Butte: 5.4 mi
- Thompson Butte: 5.8 mi
- Brennan Hill: 5.9 mi
- Gobbler Knob: 7.6 mi
- Siouxper Boy: 8.9 mi
- Dawn to Dusk: A Prairie Panorama: 8.9 mi
- Black Hills Pasque: 9.0 mi
- Dawn to Duck in the Badlands: 9.0 mi
- Sandhill Crane: 9.0 mi
- Custer County Fairgrounds: 6.6 mi
- Minnesota Street Park: 10.4 mi
- Parkview Park: 10.5 mi
- Centennial Park: 10.6 mi
- Robbinsdale Park: 11.0 mi
- Lil's: 9.7 mi
- Buffalo Hunt Rollercoaster: 9.8 mi
- Black Hills Maze: 10.4 mi
- Sitting Bull Crystal Caverns: 10.6 mi
- Rushmore Cave: 11.7 mi
- Dinosaur Museum: 10.0 mi
- Museum of Geology: 12.3 mi
- The Journey Museum: 13.3 mi
- South Dakota Air and Space Museum: 15.3 mi
- Big Thunder Gold Mine: 15.7 mi
- Mann School: 5.3 mi
- The Quarter Pounder with Cheese: 12.9 mi
- The Berlin Wall at Memorial Park: 13.5 mi
- Fallen Officers Memorial: 13.8 mi
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial: 17.9 mi
- Bismuth: 15.3 mi
- Etta: 15.9 mi
- Teddy Bear: 20.3 mi
- Addie Camp: 21.0 mi
- Pactola: 22.0 mi
- terrace: 13.3 mi
- Memorial Park Rose Gardens: 13.5 mi
- William Noordermeer Gardens: 13.7 mi
- Sheridan Lake North: 19.2 mi
- Sheridan Lake South: 19.2 mi
- Sylvan Lake Beach: 23.4 mi
- Aquarium Rock: 23.2 mi
- Dam Back Side: 23.5 mi
- Ephel Duath: 23.7 mi
- March-Dake Plaza: 12.4 mi
- Spring Creek: 16.9 mi
- I-90 Black Hillls Welcome Center: 13.4 mi
- Thunderhead Falls: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Dodge School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Elk Peak | W 262° | 2,207 m | 21.6 mi |
| Little Devil's Tower | W 259° | 2,134 m | 22.1 mi |
| Saint Elmo Peak | W 264° | 1,954 m | 24.7 mi |
| Samelias Peak | W 274° | 1,952 m | 18.8 mi |
| Elkhorn Mountain | W 265° | 1,940 m | 20.7 mi |
| Custer Mountain | WSW 243° | 1,850 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Coolidge | WSW 239° | 1,820 m | 22.2 mi |
| Scruton Mountain | WNW 293° | 1,796 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:55 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:31 | 16:18 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 72 | 71 | 61 | 47 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rapid City Rgnl AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357082034
Day trips start here
- Wind Cave National Park · 29 mi
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