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Hugh Glass Adventure

Hugh Glass Adventure from directly overhead

Hugh Glass Adventure is a historic site in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 741 m. Rocky Hills stands 910 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Shadehill Reservoir State Recreation Area, a park 1.3 miles away. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates45.74064, -102.23218

37 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 17
  • White Butte: 11.0 mi
  • Thunder Hawk Butte: 18.1 mi
  • Black Horse Butte: 18.8 mi
  • Castle Butte: 19.7 mi
  • Square Top Butte: 20.0 mi
Parks: 9
  • Shadehill Reservoir State Recreation Area: 1.3 mi
  • Lemmon Lake State Game Production Area: 10.7 mi
  • Lemmon City Park: 14.1 mi
  • Lemmon Petrified Wood Park: 14.2 mi
  • Boss Cowman Square: 14.3 mi
Museums: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Cowboy Riding a Dinosaur: 13.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hugh Glass Adventure. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky HillsWSW 251°910 m24.8 mi
White ButteNW 313°888 m11.0 mi
Square Top ButteSW 235°870 m20.0 mi
Castle ButteNW 314°869 m19.7 mi
Scotch Cap ButteSW 230°866 m24.2 mi
Kid Rich ButteWNW 302°843 m21.8 mi
Grandmas ButteWSW 248°843 m21.9 mi
Big ButteNW 319°837 m23.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2219:02
June solstice05:0019:5720:43
September equinox06:3718:0918:48
December solstice07:2815:1816:08

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182031435464727060453121

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shadehill Rsvr, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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