Old Car
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.
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Wildlife Loop Road Scenic Byway
- 5.4 mi off the Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Needles Eye · 11 mi
- Needles other eye · 11 mi
- Cathedral Spires · 11 mi
- Flashers View · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cicero Peak: 0.8 mi
- Custer Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Mount Coolidge: 5.7 mi
- Calamity Peak: 6.2 mi
- Twin Sisters: 7.2 mi
- 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
- 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
- 1881 Courthouse: 5.6 mi
- The Indian Museum of North America: 10.1 mi
- Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center: 14.1 mi
- Sculptor's Studio: 14.2 mi
- Borglum Story: 15.5 mi
- George Washington: 14.1 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 14.1 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt: 14.1 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 14.1 mi
- Patriarch: 16.9 mi
- Gordon Stockade: 5.8 mi
- Crazy Horse Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Battle Mountain Monument: 17.9 mi
- Kidney Springs Gazebo: 18.1 mi
- Bismuth: 13.9 mi
- Etta: 15.1 mi
- Addie Camp: 16.2 mi
- Teddy Bear: 18.3 mi
- Tigerville: 20.2 mi
- Beecher Rock: 1.0 mi
- Aquarium Rock: 10.6 mi
- Dam Back Side: 10.9 mi
- Ephel Duath: 10.9 mi
- Sylvan Lake Beach: 10.8 mi
- Sheridan Lake South: 19.8 mi
- Sheridan Lake North: 20.6 mi
- Spring Creek: 21.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Elk Peak | N 8° | 2,207 m | 12.3 mi |
| Odakota Mountain | NNW 330° | 2,194 m | 18.7 mi |
| Green Mountain | NNW 331° | 2,186 m | 20.6 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NW 325° | 2,184 m | 15.3 mi |
| Little Devil's Tower | N 7° | 2,134 m | 11.3 mi |
| Copper Mountain | NNW 333° | 2,111 m | 19.2 mi |
| Medicine Mountain | NNW 334° | 2,086 m | 17.0 mi |
| Round Mountain | NW 312° | 2,016 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:34 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 25 | 33 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 43 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Custer CO AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6517535567
Day trips start here
- Wind Cave National Park · 10 mi
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