Thunderhead Mountain
Thunderhead Mountain rises to 1,991 m in South Dakota. Black Elk Peak stands 2,207 m to the east-northeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Crazy Horse Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway passes 2.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in South Dakota, United States of America
Wikidata Q49083649, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1991 m
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway, National
- 11.6 mi off the Wildlife Loop Road Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Flashers View · 4 mi
- Needles Eye · 4 mi
- Cathedral Spires · 5 mi
- Needles other eye · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Saint Elmo Peak: 2.8 mi
- Atlantic Hill: 3.0 mi
- Buckhorn Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Little Devil's Tower: 4.4 mi
- Black Elk Peak: 5.0 mi
- Sunday Gulch Trailhead: 3.0 mi
- Needles Eye Tunnel: 4.0 mi
- Custer State Trail Challenge: Devil's Little Tower: 4.4 mi
- Custer State Trail Challenge: Cathedral Spires Trail: 4.7 mi
- Custer Lighted Sign: 5.4 mi
- Way Park: 5.1 mi
- Harbach Centennial Park: 5.1 mi
- Reno Gulch Park: 5.2 mi
- French Creek Park: 5.2 mi
- Big Rock Park: 5.3 mi
- The Indian Museum of North America: 0.7 mi
- 1881 Courthouse: 5.0 mi
- South Dakota State Railroad Museum, Ltd.: 7.0 mi
- Black Hills Institute: 7.1 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Museum: 7.7 mi
- Crazy Horse Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Crazy Horse Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Crazy Horse Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Gordon Stockade: 6.6 mi
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Patriarch: 7.1 mi
- George Washington: 8.7 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 8.7 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt: 8.7 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 8.7 mi
- Addie Camp: 7.8 mi
- Tigerville: 9.7 mi
- Teddy Bear: 9.8 mi
- Etta: 10.7 mi
- Bismuth: 11.3 mi
- Ephel Duath: 2.8 mi
- Dam Back Side: 3.0 mi
- Aquarium Rock: 3.3 mi
- Beecher Rock: 10.6 mi
- Sylvan Lake Beach: 3.1 mi
- Sheridan Lake South: 11.6 mi
- Sheridan Lake North: 12.3 mi
- terrace: 24.4 mi
- William Noordermeer Gardens: 24.7 mi
- Spring Creek: 14.2 mi
- Thunderhead Falls: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Thunderhead Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Elk Peak | ENE 66° | 2,207 m | 5.0 mi |
| Odakota Mountain | NW 313° | 2,194 m | 8.8 mi |
| Green Mountain | NW 317° | 2,186 m | 10.6 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WNW 291° | 2,184 m | 6.4 mi |
| Little Devil's Tower | ENE 76° | 2,134 m | 4.4 mi |
| Copper Mountain | NW 320° | 2,111 m | 9.1 mi |
| Medicine Mountain | NW 319° | 2,086 m | 6.8 mi |
| Hat Mountain | NW 317° | 2,048 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:57 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:33 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 27 | 35 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 45 | 34 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Custer, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1262585 — Thunderhead Mountain, Custer County, South Dakota.
OpenStreetMap element node/357094967
Day trips start here
- Wind Cave National Park · 20 mi
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