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Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center

Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center from directly overhead

Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center is a museum in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 1,593 m. Black Elk Peak stands 2,207 m to the west-southwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Sculptor's Studio, a museum 0.1 miles away. Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway runs past it.

What to expect

Fee
No
Step-free access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates43.87715, -103.45612

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks
  • Mount Rushmore: 0.2 mi
  • Doane Mountain: 0.3 mi
  • Old Baldy Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Iron Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Ingersoll Peak: 2.4 mi
Parks: 55
  • Norbeck Wildlife Preserve: 2.4 mi
  • Upper Pine Creek Natural Area: 2.9 mi
  • Charolette Tracy Park: 6.8 mi
  • Jim Lewis Park: 7.0 mi
  • Spirit of the Hills Park: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 32
Historic sites: 13
Museums: 12
  • Sculptor's Studio: 0.1 mi
  • Borglum Story: 1.7 mi
  • Keystone Historical Museum: 2.2 mi
  • Big Thunder Gold Mine: 2.3 mi
  • Civilian Conservation Corps Museum: 6.7 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Cliffs: 4
  • Aquarium Rock: 5.6 mi
  • Dam Back Side: 5.8 mi
  • Ephel Duath: 6.0 mi
  • Beecher Rock: 14.7 mi
Beaches: 3
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Thunderhead Falls: 12.7 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Elk PeakWSW 258°2,207 m3.8 mi
Odakota MountainWNW 282°2,194 m15.2 mi
Bear MountainW 268°2,184 m14.4 mi
Little Devil's TowerWSW 247°2,134 m4.4 mi
Copper MountainWNW 286°2,111 m14.8 mi
Medicine MountainW 281°2,086 m13.0 mi
Thunderhead MountainWSW 252°1,991 m8.8 mi
Saint Elmo PeakW 267°1,954 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2819:06
June solstice05:1219:5620:41
September equinox06:4218:1518:53
December solstice07:2615:3216:20

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282735415162696859463628
Precip in0.50.81.32.64.83.63.62.31.81.80.60.5

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/168994089

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