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Hunter Hill

Hunter Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hunter Hill rises to 1,117 m in South Dakota. Pants Butte stands 1,449 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ardmore, a ghost town 1.1 miles away. Gold Rush Byway passes 21 miles off. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in South Dakota, United States of America

Wikidata Q49038031, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1117 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.03191, -103.64187

37 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 22
Parks: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 1
  • Hudson-Meng Bison Kill Research & Visitor Center: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Museums: 1
  • Trails Trains And Pioneers Museum: 20.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Cowboy Artwork: 22.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pants ButteSSW 203°1,449 m21.8 mi
Horse Trap MountainN 360°1,426 m24.2 mi
Pine ButteS 170°1,366 m14.6 mi
Flint HillN 355°1,356 m21.5 mi
Chilson MountainN 352°1,351 m20.9 mi
Bald ButteWSW 251°1,351 m22.9 mi
Roundtop HillN 5°1,351 m23.7 mi
Turner PeakWSW 238°1,349 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:1619:5520:38
September equinox06:4318:1618:54
December solstice07:2415:3716:23

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242738465666747262483424
Precip in0.50.61.22.03.03.02.21.71.41.40.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ardmore 1 NW, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357100041

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