Black Hills Institute
Black Hills Institute is a museum in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 1,521 m. Black Elk Peak stands 2,207 m to the south-southeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Spirit of the Hills Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway, National
- 16.5 mi off the Wildlife Loop Road Scenic Byway
- 29.0 mi off the Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Flashers View · 6 mi
- Breezy Point Overlook & Picnic Area · 6 mi
- Cathedral Spires · 6 mi
- Needles other eye · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Patriarch: 0.1 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt: 6.9 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 6.9 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 6.9 mi
- George Washington: 6.9 mi
- Bishop Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Ford Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Campaign Hill: 1.6 mi
- Flag Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Humbolt Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Spirit of the Hills Park: 0.1 mi
- Jim Lewis Park: 0.1 mi
- Charolette Tracy Park: 0.4 mi
- Reno Gulch Park: 3.4 mi
- Upper Pine Creek Natural Area: 5.3 mi
- 1880 Train (Hill City): 0.1 mi
- Custer State Trail Challenge: Devil's Little Tower: 5.9 mi
- Sunday Gulch Trailhead: 5.9 mi
- Custer State Trail Challenge: Cathedral Spires Trail: 6.1 mi
- Needles Eye Tunnel: 6.5 mi
- South Dakota State Railroad Museum, Ltd.: 0.1 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Museum: 0.8 mi
- Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center: 7.1 mi
- Sculptor's Studio: 7.1 mi
- The Indian Museum of North America: 7.8 mi
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Crazy Horse Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Crazy Horse Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Crazy Horse Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Gordon Stockade: 11.5 mi
- Addie Camp: 2.7 mi
- Teddy Bear: 3.7 mi
- Tigerville: 4.4 mi
- Etta: 8.6 mi
- Bismuth: 10.6 mi
- Ephel Duath: 5.9 mi
- Dam Back Side: 5.9 mi
- Aquarium Rock: 6.3 mi
- Beecher Rock: 17.1 mi
- Sheridan Lake South: 5.3 mi
- Sheridan Lake North: 5.9 mi
- Sylvan Lake Beach: 6.1 mi
- terrace: 18.5 mi
- William Noordermeer Gardens: 18.8 mi
- Memorial Park Rose Gardens: 20.3 mi
- Spring Creek: 8.2 mi
- March-Dake Plaza: 20.7 mi
- Thunderhead Falls: 11.8 mi
- I-90 Black Hillls Welcome Center: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Black Hills Institute. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Elk Peak | SSE 154° | 2,207 m | 5.2 mi |
| Odakota Mountain | W 266° | 2,194 m | 8.9 mi |
| Green Mountain | W 277° | 2,186 m | 9.7 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WSW 243° | 2,184 m | 9.5 mi |
| Little Devil's Tower | SSE 162° | 2,134 m | 5.9 mi |
| Copper Mountain | W 272° | 2,111 m | 8.2 mi |
| Medicine Mountain | WSW 258° | 2,086 m | 7.0 mi |
| Hat Mountain | WNW 287° | 2,048 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:57 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:33 | 16:20 |
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 | 26 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hill City, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Wind Cave National Park · 26 mi
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