Mann School
Mann School is a historic site in South Dakota, at a recorded elevation of 928 m. Samelias Peak stands 1,952 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Thompson Butte, a peak 2.4 miles away. Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 928 m
How to reach it
- 19.2 mi off the Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway, National
- 22.3 mi off the Wildlife Loop Road Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Norbeck Overlook · 22 mi
- Mount Rushmore Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Borglum View Terrace · 23 mi
- Historic Viewing Terrace · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dawn to Dusk: A Prairie Panorama: 6.7 mi
- Siouxper Boy: 6.7 mi
- Black Hills Pasque: 6.7 mi
- Dawn to Duck in the Badlands: 6.8 mi
- Sandhill Crane: 6.8 mi
- Thompson Butte: 2.4 mi
- Flattop Butte: 6.9 mi
- Brennan Hill: 7.5 mi
- Potato Butte: 9.8 mi
- Flag Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Custer County Fairgrounds: 11.6 mi
- Minnesota Street Park: 11.6 mi
- Centennial Park: 11.8 mi
- Star of the West Sports Complex: 12.0 mi
- Parkview Park: 12.0 mi
- Buffalo Hunt Rollercoaster: 12.8 mi
- Black Hills Maze: 12.9 mi
- Lil's: 13.1 mi
- Legal Eagle II: 13.1 mi
- EC-135: 13.1 mi
- Museum of Geology: 13.1 mi
- South Dakota Air and Space Museum: 13.1 mi
- Dinosaur Museum: 13.4 mi
- The Journey Museum: 14.1 mi
- Big Thunder Gold Mine: 20.6 mi
- Dodge School: 5.3 mi
- The Quarter Pounder with Cheese: 12.4 mi
- The Berlin Wall at Memorial Park: 14.4 mi
- Fallen Officers Memorial: 14.9 mi
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial: 22.9 mi
- Memorial Park Rose Gardens: 14.4 mi
- terrace: 14.9 mi
- William Noordermeer Gardens: 15.2 mi
- Bismuth: 20.5 mi
- Etta: 20.9 mi
- Teddy Bear: 24.7 mi
- March-Dake Plaza: 13.2 mi
- Spring Creek: 20.9 mi
- Sheridan Lake North: 23.3 mi
- Sheridan Lake South: 23.5 mi
- I-90 Black Hillls Welcome Center: 12.9 mi
- Thunderhead Falls: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mann School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samelias Peak | W 267° | 1,952 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mount Rushmore | WSW 258° | 1,725 m | 22.9 mi |
| Old Baldy Mountain | W 260° | 1,703 m | 22.7 mi |
| Hardesty Peak | W 266° | 1,698 m | 23.1 mi |
| Iron Mountain | WSW 254° | 1,660 m | 22.0 mi |
| Silver Mountain | W 270° | 1,643 m | 19.7 mi |
| Boulder Hill | W 273° | 1,626 m | 19.4 mi |
| Ingersoll Peak | W 264° | 1,624 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:55 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:30 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357084621
Day trips start here
- Badlands National Park · 29 mi
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