Town of Minnesela
Town of Minnesela is a historic site in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 945 m. Terry Peak stands 2,147 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Minnesela, a ghost town less than a tenth of a mile away. Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway passes 8.9 miles off.
The story
human settlement in Butte County, South Dakota, United States of America
Wikidata Q6868103, matched on coordinates and name (4 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pull out · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Susie Peak: 7.3 mi
- Saint Onge Peak: 7.4 mi
- Baldy Peak: 9.8 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 10.3 mi
- Cox Hill: 10.5 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Geographic Center of the Nation Monument: 3.1 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Snoma School: 5.9 mi
- Stolen Kiss Apartments: 15.1 mi
- Jones Park: 1.9 mi
- Highland Park: 2.2 mi
- Weyler Park: 2.4 mi
- Hermann Park: 2.5 mi
- Gay Park: 3.3 mi
- Minnesela: 0.0 mi
- Mason: 12.0 mi
- Crown Hill: 13.9 mi
- Big Bottom: 14.7 mi
- Maitland: 16.8 mi
- Tripp Family Car Collection: 2.8 mi
- Von Bayer Museum of Fish Culture: 11.3 mi
- The Booth House: 11.4 mi
- High Plains Western Heritage Center: 12.0 mi
- Days of '76 Museum: 18.3 mi
- Paolo Adventures: 2.6 mi
- Tatanka Story of Bison: 17.4 mi
- Seth Bullock's Grave: 18.8 mi
- Wild Bill Hickok & Calamity Jane Canary's Graves: 18.8 mi
- Broken Boot Gold Mine: 19.0 mi
- Mirror Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
- Lower Windy Pine Falls: 12.2 mi
- Upper Windy Pine Falls: 12.4 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 15.9 mi
- Spearfish Falls: 20.7 mi
- Spearfish Community Garden: 10.8 mi
- Northern Hills Rest Area: 12.8 mi
- Roadside picnic: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Town of Minnesela. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Peak | S 183° | 2,147 m | 21.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | S 181° | 2,012 m | 20.7 mi |
| Green Mountain | S 183° | 2,003 m | 20.6 mi |
| Foley Mountain | S 186° | 2,001 m | 21.3 mi |
| Elk Mountain | S 190° | 1,952 m | 20.4 mi |
| War Eagle Hill | S 186° | 1,930 m | 19.8 mi |
| Ragged Top Mountain | SSW 193° | 1,878 m | 19.8 mi |
| Old Baldy Mountain | SSW 207° | 1,851 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 20:00 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:16 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 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 | 25 | 27 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 49 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belle Fourche, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8023531932
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