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Milberg School

Milberg School from directly overhead

Milberg School is a historic site in South Dakota, at a recorded elevation of 860 m. Bear Den Mountain stands 1,720 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Plainview School, a historic site 5.2 miles away. Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
860 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.66665, -103.41185
Around it

65 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 32
  • Miller Butte: 7.1 mi
  • Buzzards Peak: 10.4 mi
  • Bear Butte: 13.2 mi
  • Owl Butte: 13.2 mi
  • Baldy Peak: 14.0 mi
Historic sites: 10
Parks: 10
  • Bear Butte National Wildlife Refuge: 14.8 mi
  • Belle Fourche National Wildlife Refuge: 14.9 mi
  • Sturgis City Park: 17.8 mi
  • Centennial Park: 18.0 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 18.0 mi
Museums: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Sturgis Welcome Sign: 18.1 mi
  • Sturgis Welcome Sign: 19.2 mi
  • Paolo Adventures: 21.8 mi
  • Tatanka Story of Bison: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Spearfish Community Garden: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear Den MountainSSW 207°1,720 m24.8 mi
Dome MountainSSW 209°1,659 m24.6 mi
Lexington HillSW 214°1,659 m24.9 mi
Pillar PeakSSW 210°1,654 m23.6 mi
Polo PeakSW 224°1,650 m24.4 mi
Green MountainSW 225°1,623 m23.7 mi
Whitewood PeakSW 216°1,555 m22.0 mi
Deadman MountainSSW 197°1,502 m21.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2819:06
June solstice05:0919:5820:43
September equinox06:4118:1418:53
December solstice07:2815:2816:17

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212434445465737161473323
Precip in0.40.50.81.83.23.32.11.31.01.40.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newell, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357084851

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