Mount Coolidge
Mount Coolidge rises to 1,820 m in South Dakota. Black Elk Peak stands 2,207 m to the north-northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Custer Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away. Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in South Dakota, United States of America
Wikidata Q49052358, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1820 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway, National
- 2.7 mi off the Wildlife Loop Road Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset view · 3 mi
- Needles Eye · 7 mi
- Needles other eye · 8 mi
- Cathedral Spires · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Custer Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Calamity Peak: 4.0 mi
- Cicero Peak: 6.0 mi
- Buckhorn Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Racetrack Butte: 7.2 mi
- Custer State Park - Norbeck Wildlife Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Big Rock Park: 5.8 mi
- Harbach Centennial Park: 6.0 mi
- Way Park: 6.2 mi
- French Creek Park: 6.2 mi
- Bo The Bison: 4.8 mi
- Custer Lighted Sign: 6.0 mi
- Needles Eye Tunnel: 7.4 mi
- Custer State Trail Challenge: Cathedral Spires Trail: 7.7 mi
- Custer State Trail Challenge: Devil's Little Tower: 8.0 mi
- 1881 Courthouse: 6.2 mi
- Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center: 9.3 mi
- Sculptor's Studio: 9.4 mi
- The Indian Museum of North America: 9.5 mi
- Borglum Story: 10.5 mi
- Gordon Stockade: 3.0 mi
- Old Car: 5.7 mi
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Crazy Horse Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Crazy Horse Memorial: 9.5 mi
- George Washington: 9.3 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 9.4 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt: 9.4 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 9.4 mi
- Sculpture: 10.8 mi
- Bismuth: 8.4 mi
- Etta: 9.9 mi
- Addie Camp: 12.5 mi
- Teddy Bear: 14.4 mi
- Tigerville: 17.9 mi
- Beecher Rock: 6.6 mi
- Aquarium Rock: 7.8 mi
- Dam Back Side: 8.3 mi
- Ephel Duath: 8.4 mi
- Sylvan Lake Beach: 8.1 mi
- Sheridan Lake South: 15.5 mi
- Sheridan Lake North: 16.3 mi
- Spring Creek: 16.8 mi
- Thunderhead Falls: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Mount Coolidge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Elk Peak | NNW 344° | 2,207 m | 8.8 mi |
| Odakota Mountain | NW 312° | 2,194 m | 18.4 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WNW 304° | 2,184 m | 15.7 mi |
| Little Devil's Tower | NNW 339° | 2,134 m | 8.0 mi |
| Copper Mountain | NW 316° | 2,111 m | 18.6 mi |
| Medicine Mountain | NW 315° | 2,086 m | 16.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | WNW 288° | 2,016 m | 13.9 mi |
| Limestone Hill | WNW 290° | 2,011 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:33 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 25 | 33 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 43 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Custer CO AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357100320
Day trips start here
- Wind Cave National Park · 12 mi
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