- Elevation, modelled
- 984 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Rattlesnake Peak1,203 m · 15.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bridges to Buttes Byway24.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 43.1412, -102.3618
Wounded Knee Massacre Site is a historic site in South Dakota, at a modelled 984 m. Rattlesnake Peak stands 1,203 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Wounded Knee cemetery, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Bridges to Buttes Byway passes 24 miles off. 12 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
violent attack on Lakota Indians in 1890 by the United States Army
Wikidata Q108413, matched on coordinates and name (301 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wounded Knee Massacre Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Peak | SSW 202° | 1,203 m | 15.9 mi |
| Bomar Hill | SW 216° | 1,179 m | 23.6 mi |
| Hubbard Butte | SW 233° | 1,152 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mount Maria | SSW 197° | 1,148 m | 18.3 mi |
| Porcupine Butte | NE 36° | 1,117 m | 3.3 mi |
| Bell Butte | N 8° | 960 m | 15.5 mi |
- 24.2 mi off the Bridges to Buttes Byway
12 named places within 25 miles
- Porcupine Butte: 3.3 mi
- Bell Butte: 15.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Peak: 15.9 mi
- Hubbard Butte: 17.9 mi
- Mount Maria: 18.3 mi
- Wounded Knee cemetery: 0.2 mi
- Oglala War Veterans Memorial: 16.7 mi
- Red Cloud Heritage Center: 12.1 mi
- AH-1 Cobra Helicopter: 24.9 mi
- Scamahorn Museum: 24.3 mi
- The Tri State Old Time Cowboys Memorial Museum: 24.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:24 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:31 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Denver).
- OpenStreetMap record
- National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000719
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