Klondike School
Klondike School is a historic site in South Dakota, at a recorded elevation of 1,804 m. Crooks Tower stands 2,168 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Baldy Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,804 m
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Baldy Mountain: 1.7 mi
- East Cement Ridge: 2.3 mi
- West Cement Ridge: 3.2 mi
- Beartown Hill: 3.4 mi
- Negro Hill: 3.5 mi
- Manuel Brothers Park: 12.6 mi
- Richard Gordon Memorial Park: 14.4 mi
- Baseball Feilds: 17.1 mi
- Washington Park: 18.0 mi
- Sport Feilds: 18.1 mi
- Tinton: 3.5 mi
- Ragged Top: 6.6 mi
- Carbonate: 8.4 mi
- Trojan: 8.8 mi
- Crown Hill: 10.3 mi
- Black Hills Mining Museum: 12.3 mi
- The Booth House: 12.5 mi
- Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center: 12.5 mi
- Von Bayer Museum of Fish Culture: 12.5 mi
- High Plains Western Heritage Center: 13.5 mi
- Friendship Tower: 13.3 mi
- Ziolkowski - a bust of James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok: 14.4 mi
- U.S.S. Maine Memorial: 14.4 mi
- Stolen Kiss Apartments: 20.4 mi
- Historic Potter's Field: 20.8 mi
- Broken Boot Gold Mine: 13.7 mi
- Wild Bill Hickok & Calamity Jane Canary's Graves: 14.6 mi
- Seth Bullock's Grave: 14.7 mi
- Tatanka Story of Bison: 15.5 mi
- Sundance Kid statue: 18.5 mi
- Roughlock Falls: 3.7 mi
- Spearfish Falls: 4.4 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 8.7 mi
- Mirror Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
- Upper Windy Pine Falls: 15.6 mi
- Roadside picnic: 5.7 mi
- Spearfish Community Garden: 13.2 mi
- Northern Hills Rest Area: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Klondike School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crooks Tower | SSE 159° | 2,168 m | 13.4 mi |
| Terry Peak | E 94° | 2,147 m | 8.9 mi |
| White Tail Peak | SSE 149° | 2,123 m | 17.5 mi |
| Laird Peak | S 178° | 2,089 m | 8.7 mi |
| Custer Peak | ESE 115° | 2,071 m | 15.2 mi |
| East Cement Ridge | W 280° | 2,034 m | 2.3 mi |
| Deer Mountain | ESE 104° | 2,027 m | 9.7 mi |
| West Cement Ridge | WNW 293° | 2,026 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:30 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:00 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:32 | 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 | 36 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bear Ridge, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357757863
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