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Badlands National Park

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Elevation
830 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Cedar Butte998 m · 15.3 mi
Nearest byway
Badlands Loop Scenic Byway7.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:36local time
Coordinates
43.8179, -102.3610
Badlands National Park from directly overhead

Badlands National Park is a park in South Dakota, at a recorded 830 m. Cedar Butte stands 998 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is White Butte, a peak 5.4 miles away. Badlands Loop Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

Elevation
830 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Badlands National Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cedar ButteSW 226°998 m15.3 mi
Galigo TableSW 224°975 m22.0 mi
Sheep Mountain TableSW 233°958 m13.4 mi
Cedar ButteSSW 205°957 m22.7 mi
Plenty Star TableWSW 241°935 m23.9 mi
Hutmacher TableWSW 250°925 m17.2 mi
Heck TableSW 233°919 m9.4 mi
Hart TableW 264°887 m13.9 mi

44 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
Historic sites: 2
Parks: 2
Artworks: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:02
June solstice05:0819:5220:36
September equinox06:3718:1118:49
December solstice07:2115:2816:16

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222636465767757363483525
Precip in0.30.50.91.93.62.72.31.61.21.80.60.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wasta, 18 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Badlands National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Feb; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

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