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The Quarter Pounder with Cheese

The Quarter Pounder with Cheese, a historic site in South Dakota
The Quarter Pounder with Cheese, a historic site in South DakotaGregory F. Maxwell < gmaxwell@gmail.com > PGP : 0xB0413BFA · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Quarter Pounder with Cheese, a historic site in South Dakota
Gregory F. Maxwell < gmaxwell@gmail.com > PGP : 0xB0413BFA · CC BY-SA 4.0

The Quarter Pounder with Cheese is a historic site in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 973 m. Black Elk Peak stands 2,207 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Dakotah, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

A statue of a Quarter Pounder With Cheese stands outside a McDonald's restaurant in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. The statue was erected in 2020 in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Quarter Pounder, and a McDonald's representative said Rapid City was selected for "having the most Quarter Pounder with Cheese fans per capita".

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q107241973, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Built
2020-02-26
Material
bronze
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.09604, -103.15010

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Dakotah: 0.2 mi
  • Grubby Miner Statue: 3.2 mi
  • James Garfield: 3.8 mi
  • Benjamin Harrison: 3.8 mi
  • Ulysses S. Grant: 3.8 mi
Peaks: 57
  • Hangman Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Cowboy Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Brennan Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Gobbler Knob: 11.1 mi
Parks: 47
  • Dakota Fields Soccer Complex: 1.7 mi
  • Thompson Park: 2.3 mi
  • Star of the West Sports Complex: 2.4 mi
  • Boykin Park: 2.8 mi
  • Steele Avenue Park: 3.0 mi
Attractions: 26
Museums: 12
Ghost towns: 7
Historic sites: 5
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Sheridan Lake North: 18.1 mi
  • Sheridan Lake South: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Thunderhead Falls: 13.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Elk PeakSW 230°2,207 m24.7 mi
Samelias PeakSW 235°1,952 m19.9 mi
Elkhorn MountainSW 232°1,940 m23.3 mi
Old Bald PeakWSW 257°1,866 m22.0 mi
Union HillWSW 249°1,863 m23.5 mi
Lowden MountainWSW 250°1,839 m24.6 mi
Scruton MountainW 259°1,796 m19.0 mi
Silver PeakW 266°1,769 m21.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2719:05
June solstice05:1019:5620:40
September equinox06:4018:1418:52
December solstice07:2515:3016:18

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837455565737262483728
Precip in0.30.50.92.34.13.32.62.21.41.50.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rapid City WFO, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/11365903788

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