Calamity Peak is a physical feature (summit) in Custer County. The primary coordinates for Calamity Peak places it within the SD 57730 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Calamity Peak |
Category: | South Dakota physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Summit |
Description: | Located in the valley of French Creek, 3.2 km (2 mi) east of Custer. |
History: | "Named for Martha Jane (Canary) Burke, also known as ""Calamity Jane"". Local legend says that Ms Burke climbed this peak as a result of a bet made with a visiting soldier. (SD-T17/p393)" |
County: | Custer County |
Latitude: | 43.7783688 |
Longitude: | -103.547291 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Calamity Peak: Calamity Peak.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Calamity Peak does not include property ownership information.
Custer, SD
(2.7 miles WSW) Keystone, SD (10.3 miles NE) Hill City, SD (10.8 miles N) Pringle, SD (12 miles S) |
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(17.9 miles ESE) Hermosa, SD (18.3 miles ENE) Colonial Pine Hills, SD (19.6 miles NE) |
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Fourmile, SD
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