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Black Hills

Black Hills, seen from above at true elevation

Black Hills rises to 1,428 m in Colorado. Antelope Mesa stands 1,479 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Wild Horse Point, a cliff 3.6 miles away. 8 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Crowley County, Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49013437, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1428 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.51056, -103.51522

8 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 4
  • Cow Butte: 7.0 mi
  • Kim Hill: 10.7 mi
  • Nero Hill: 20.3 mi
  • Antelope Mesa: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
Parks: 1
  • Karval Lake State Recreation Area: 14.3 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Antelope MesaWSW 247°1,479 m23.2 mi
Cow ButteWSW 238°1,457 m7.0 mi
Nero HillSW 226°1,409 m20.3 mi
Kim HillENE 69°1,382 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:06
June solstice05:3119:4320:22
September equinox06:4318:1818:53
December solstice07:0915:5516:37

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303242506071767466523930
Precip in0.20.20.61.11.41.52.22.20.80.80.30.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ordway 21 N, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358930478

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