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Winkler School

Winkler School from directly overhead

Winkler School is a historic site in South Dakota, at a recorded elevation of 896 m. Elkhorn Peak stands 1,372 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller Butte, a peak 7.3 miles away. Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
896 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.79274, -103.52697
Around it

43 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 21
  • Miller Butte: 7.3 mi
  • Susie Peak: 11.4 mi
  • Two Top Butte: 12.3 mi
  • Two Top Peak: 12.3 mi
  • Owl Butte: 14.8 mi
Historic sites: 9
Parks: 8
  • Belle Fourche National Wildlife Refuge: 9.8 mi
  • Center of the Nation Roadside Park: 17.0 mi
  • Gay Park: 17.7 mi
  • Hermann Park: 18.0 mi
  • Highland Park: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 1
  • Tripp Family Car Collection: 17.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Paolo Adventures: 18.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elkhorn PeakSSW 202°1,372 m23.6 mi
Bear ButteSSE 167°1,344 m22.4 mi
Oyster MountainS 184°1,226 m24.7 mi
Castle Rock ButteNNE 13°1,130 m15.4 mi
Two Top PeakNNW 343°1,124 m12.3 mi
Two Top ButteNNW 343°1,120 m12.3 mi
Saint Onge PeakSSW 209°1,118 m17.3 mi
Baldy PeakSSW 201°1,101 m17.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2819:07
June solstice05:0919:5920:44
September equinox06:4218:1518:53
December solstice07:2915:2816:17

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212434445465737161473323
Precip in0.40.50.81.83.23.32.11.31.01.40.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newell, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357089105

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