Buffalo Museum
Buffalo Museum is a museum in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 876 m. Harding Peak stands 1,223 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Centennial Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
The story
town in and county seat of Harding County, South Dakota, United States
Dates from 1909.
Wikidata Q2149699, matched on coordinates and name (313 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
58 named places within 25 miles
- Red Butte: 5.6 mi
- Brush Creek Butte: 6.3 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 6.5 mi
- McKenzie Butte: 6.8 mi
- Juhala Hill: 7.3 mi
- Centennial Park: 0.1 mi
- Mallula State Game Production Area: 13.1 mi
- State Experiment Farm and Antelope Reserve: 13.8 mi
- Slim Butte Monument: 20.5 mi
- The Jumpoff: 12.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harding Peak | SW 229° | 1,223 m | 22.1 mi |
| Moreau Peak | SSW 207° | 1,187 m | 18.3 mi |
| Lone Mountain | SSW 200° | 1,167 m | 16.3 mi |
| White Cap | WSW 237° | 1,140 m | 21.2 mi |
| J K Butte | WSW 246° | 1,103 m | 20.4 mi |
| Government Hill | E 90° | 1,100 m | 16.1 mi |
| Table Mountain | NNW 346° | 1,097 m | 22.5 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NNW 330° | 1,084 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 20:02 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:14 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:24 | 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 | 21 | 23 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 72 | 71 | 61 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffalo (asos), 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/502716391
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