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Old Car

Old Car from directly overhead

Old Car is a historic site in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 1,698 m. Black Elk Peak stands 2,207 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cicero Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Wildlife Loop Road Scenic Byway passes 4.5 miles off.

Rusted body of a Chevrolet Superior from the 1920s.

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Coordinates43.68977, -103.56597

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 24
  • Big Rock Park: 5.3 mi
  • French Creek Park: 5.4 mi
  • Harbach Centennial Park: 5.4 mi
  • Way Park: 5.5 mi
  • Gates Park: 5.6 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Custer Lighted Sign: 5.2 mi
  • Bo The Bison: 5.5 mi
  • Four Mile Old West Town: 6.1 mi
  • Bison Center: 10.0 mi
  • Tour starts here: 10.2 mi
Museums: 12
Historic sites: 8
  • Gordon Stockade: 5.8 mi
  • Crazy Horse Memorial: 10.1 mi
  • Stephen Tyng Mather: 10.2 mi
  • Crazy Horse Memorial: 10.5 mi
  • Crazy Horse Memorial: 10.5 mi
Artworks: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 4
  • Beecher Rock: 1.0 mi
  • Aquarium Rock: 10.6 mi
  • Dam Back Side: 10.9 mi
  • Ephel Duath: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Spring Creek: 21.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Old Car. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Elk PeakN 8°2,207 m12.3 mi
Odakota MountainNNW 330°2,194 m18.7 mi
Green MountainNNW 331°2,186 m20.6 mi
Bear MountainNW 325°2,184 m15.3 mi
Little Devil's TowerN 7°2,134 m11.3 mi
Copper MountainNNW 333°2,111 m19.2 mi
Medicine MountainNNW 334°2,086 m17.0 mi
Round MountainNW 312°2,016 m12.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:07
June solstice05:1319:5620:40
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:2615:3416:21

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252533394959676556433325
Precip in0.40.60.92.43.03.23.32.11.61.30.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Custer CO AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6517535567

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