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Ziolkowski - a bust of James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok

Ziolkowski - a bust of James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok from directly overhead

Ziolkowski - a bust of James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok is a historic site in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 1,384 m. Terry Peak stands 2,147 m to the west-southwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Adams Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway passes 7.9 miles off.

What the record says

Material
granite

How to reach it

Coordinates44.37603, -103.72883

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • White Rocks: 0.4 mi
  • Lexington Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Mount Theodore Roosevelt: 2.1 mi
  • Polo Peak: 3.0 mi
  • Whitetail Summit: 3.2 mi
Ghost towns: 16
Parks: 14
  • Richard Gordon Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Manuel Brothers Park: 2.3 mi
  • Centennial Park: 10.4 mi
  • Sturgis City Park: 11.4 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 11.8 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • U.S.S. Maine Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Friendship Tower: 2.1 mi
  • Stolen Kiss Apartments: 7.3 mi
  • Historic Potter's Field: 7.6 mi
  • General Samuel D. Sturgis Statue: 11.7 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Wild Bill Hickok & Calamity Jane Canary's Graves: 0.2 mi
  • Seth Bullock's Grave: 0.3 mi
  • Broken Boot Gold Mine: 0.8 mi
  • Tatanka Story of Bison: 1.7 mi
  • Sturgis Welcome Sign: 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Spearfish Community Garden: 9.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Northern Hills Rest Area: 19.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Ziolkowski - a bust of James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Terry PeakWSW 237°2,147 m6.2 mi
Custer PeakS 182°2,071 m9.1 mi
East Cement RidgeW 262°2,034 m16.6 mi
Deer MountainSW 223°2,027 m7.0 mi
West Cement RidgeW 265°2,026 m17.2 mi
Bald MountainWSW 242°2,012 m5.1 mi
Green MountainWSW 246°2,003 m5.7 mi
Foley MountainWSW 246°2,001 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1119:5920:44
September equinox06:4318:1618:54
December solstice07:2915:3116:19

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262735425262696859453526

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deadwood, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7626979798

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