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Roughlock Falls

Roughlock Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Roughlock Falls is a waterfall in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 1,568 m. Crooks Tower stands 2,168 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Spearfish Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off.

The story

Nature area in South Dakota, United States

Wikidata Q55138846, matched on coordinates and name (101 m apart).

What the record says

Height
18 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.34987, -103.94303

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Ragged Top Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Elk Mountain: 2.9 mi
  • Twin Peaks: 3.5 mi
  • Old Baldy Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Foley Mountain: 4.3 mi
Parks: 18
  • Manuel Brothers Park: 9.0 mi
  • Richard Gordon Memorial Park: 10.8 mi
  • Baseball Feilds: 20.3 mi
  • Centennial Park: 21.0 mi
  • Washington Park: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 14
Historic sites: 13
Attractions: 9
  • Broken Boot Gold Mine: 10.0 mi
  • Wild Bill Hickok & Calamity Jane Canary's Graves: 10.9 mi
  • Seth Bullock's Grave: 11.0 mi
  • Tatanka Story of Bison: 11.8 mi
  • Sturgis Welcome Sign: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Spearfish Community Garden: 10.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Northern Hills Rest Area: 14.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Roughlock Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crooks TowerS 175°2,168 m13.5 mi
Terry PeakESE 106°2,147 m5.5 mi
Laird PeakSSW 198°2,089 m10.1 mi
Custer PeakSE 125°2,071 m12.6 mi
East Cement RidgeW 265°2,034 m5.9 mi
Deer MountainESE 120°2,027 m6.7 mi
West Cement RidgeW 273°2,026 m6.6 mi
Bald MountainE 95°2,012 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:08
June solstice05:1220:0020:44
September equinox06:4418:1718:55
December solstice07:2915:3216:20

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282836435262696860463628
Precip in1.51.82.23.54.93.83.12.32.03.31.71.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lead, 10 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Aug — fullest in Jun, leanest in Feb.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs16.616.216.317.820.921.119.618.818.117.917.617.1

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Little Spearfish Creek Near Lead, SD, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1417713175

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