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I-90 Belvidere Rest Area (westbound)

I-90 Belvidere Rest Area (westbound) from directly overhead

I-90 Belvidere Rest Area (westbound) is a rest area in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 708 m. Cedar Butte stands 823 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is I-90 Belvidere Rest Area (eastbound), a rest area 1.7 miles away. 26 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.

What to expect

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South Dakota Department of Transportation

How to reach it

Coordinates43.85408, -101.20254

26 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 17
  • Horseshoe Butte: 8.3 mi
  • Round Hill: 12.0 mi
  • Wolf Hill: 12.7 mi
  • Crawford Hill: 14.2 mi
  • Johnson Hill: 14.7 mi
Museums: 4
  • 1880 Town: 3.7 mi
  • Badlands Petrified Gardens: 13.8 mi
  • Midland Pioneer Museum: 15.1 mi
  • Pioneer Auto: 24.8 mi
Artworks: 1
Cliffs: 1
Parks: 1
  • Murdo City Park: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of I-90 Belvidere Rest Area (westbound). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cedar ButteSSW 196°823 m16.9 mi
Cross ButteS 176°805 m20.4 mi
Half DomeSSW 208°797 m19.9 mi
Teat ButteS 187°783 m18.3 mi
Coyote LookoutS 186°783 m20.3 mi
Eagle ButteS 184°781 m18.5 mi
Bus ButteS 177°778 m19.7 mi
Box ButteS 187°774 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1919:57
June solstice06:0320:4721:31
September equinox07:3319:0619:44
December solstice08:1716:2317:11

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212536465868757364483424

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Midland, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1462178209

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