Wall Welcome
Wall Welcome is a historic site in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 866 m. Heck Table stands 919 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Wounded Knee Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Badlands Loop Scenic Byway runs past it. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
The story
city in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States
Dates from 1908.
Wikidata Q2035569, matched on coordinates and name (409 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- Wall Welcome
How to reach it
- On the Badlands Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hay Butte Overlook · 8 mi
- Pinnacles Overlook · 8 mi
- Ancient Hunters Overlook · 8 mi
- Yellow Mounds Overlook · 10 mi
40 named places within 25 miles
- Lake Hill: 6.7 mi
- Quinn Butte: 7.5 mi
- Cedar Butte: 7.7 mi
- Hubbard Hill: 8.9 mi
- White Butte: 9.5 mi
- Story of Wounded Knee: 0.3 mi
- Roberts Prairie Dog Town: 6.7 mi
- Wasta Rest Stop Tipi: 11.1 mi
- Wasta Rest Stop Tipi: 11.2 mi
- Minuteman Missile National Historic Site: 12.5 mi
- Wounded Knee Museum: 0.1 mi
- Armed Forces Museum & Gift Shop: 11.8 mi
- Prairie Homestead: 21.0 mi
- Wall City Park: 0.7 mi
- Quinn City Park: 5.5 mi
- Badlands National Park: 13.2 mi
- Badlands Wilderness: 10.8 mi
- Badlands National Park: 21.4 mi
- Wasta Rest Area (Westbound): 11.1 mi
- Wasta Rest Area (Eastbound): 11.2 mi
- Wall Drug 80-foot Dinosaur: 0.3 mi
- Prairie Homestead: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wall Welcome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heck Table | SW 218° | 919 m | 22.1 mi |
| Hart Table | WSW 237° | 887 m | 23.9 mi |
| Lake Hill | NNE 21° | 879 m | 6.7 mi |
| Cedar Butte | NNW 330° | 879 m | 7.7 mi |
| Horse Tooth | NNE 32° | 878 m | 16.7 mi |
| Seventyone Table | WSW 236° | 877 m | 16.7 mi |
| Bliss Hill | ENE 57° | 866 m | 10.1 mi |
| Quinn Table | WSW 244° | 866 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:52 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:27 | 16:14 |
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 | 22 | 26 | 36 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 73 | 63 | 48 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wasta, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8855417466
Day trips start here
- Badlands National Park · 21 mi
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