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South Dakota State Railroad Museum, Ltd.

South Dakota State Railroad Museum, Ltd. from directly overhead

South Dakota State Railroad Museum, Ltd. is a museum in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 1,516 m. Black Elk Peak stands 2,207 m to the south-southeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Jim Lewis Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

What to expect

Fee
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates43.93170, -103.57371

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks
  • Bishop Mountain: 0.8 mi
  • Ford Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Humbolt Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Campaign Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Flag Mountain: 1.7 mi
Parks: 54
  • Jim Lewis Park: 0.0 mi
  • Spirit of the Hills Park: 0.2 mi
  • Charolette Tracy Park: 0.3 mi
  • Reno Gulch Park: 3.5 mi
  • Upper Pine Creek Natural Area: 5.2 mi
Attractions: 31
  • 1880 Train (Hill City): 0.1 mi
  • Custer State Trail Challenge: Devil's Little Tower: 5.8 mi
  • Sunday Gulch Trailhead: 5.8 mi
  • Custer State Trail Challenge: Cathedral Spires Trail: 6.0 mi
  • Needles Eye Tunnel: 6.4 mi
Museums: 12
Historic sites: 11
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 4
  • Ephel Duath: 5.8 mi
  • Dam Back Side: 5.8 mi
  • Aquarium Rock: 6.2 mi
  • Beecher Rock: 17.0 mi
Beaches: 3
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Thunderhead Falls: 11.8 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of South Dakota State Railroad Museum, Ltd.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Elk PeakSSE 155°2,207 m5.0 mi
Odakota MountainW 266°2,194 m9.0 mi
Green MountainW 277°2,186 m9.8 mi
Bear MountainWSW 243°2,184 m9.5 mi
Little Devil's TowerSSE 162°2,134 m5.8 mi
Copper MountainW 273°2,111 m8.3 mi
Medicine MountainWSW 259°2,086 m7.1 mi
Hat MountainWNW 288°2,048 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:07
June solstice05:1319:5720:41
September equinox06:4218:1618:54
December solstice07:2615:3316:20

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252634415160676556443325
Precip in0.40.61.12.54.23.43.52.31.51.60.60.5

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/428669507

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