| Terry Peak | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lawrence County, South Dakota,U.S. |
| Nearest major city | Lead – 5 miles (8.0 km) Rapid City – 50 miles (80 km) |
| Coordinates | 44°19′44″N103°50′06″W / 44.329°N 103.835°W /44.329; -103.835 |
| Vertical | 1,164 feet (355 m) |
| Top elevation | 7,064 feet (2,153 m) |
| Base elevation | 5,900 feet (1,798 m) |
| Skiable area | 450 acres (1.8 km2) |
| Trails | 30 total |
| Lift system | 4 chairlifts - 3high-speed quads - 1 triple 1magic carpet |
| Terrain parks | 1 |
| Website | terrypeak.com |
Terry Peak is a mountain and ski area in thewest centralUnited States, in theBlack Hills ofSouth Dakota outside ofLead.[1] With anelevation of 7,064 feet (2,153 m) abovesea level, it is the most prominent peak in the Northern Black Hills area, and the sixth highest summit in the range; the tallest isBlack Elk Peak (formerly Harney Peak) at 7,244 feet (2,208 m).
The mountain was named forAlfred Howe Terry, who had explored the area.[2] It was first used as a ski area in 1936 by the Bald Mountain Ski Club when a rope tow was installed. The first chair lift was installed in 1952 and began operation in 1954. The ski area has since seen many upgrades in chair lifts, trails, and accommodations.
Currently, there are three"high speed" chairlifts (Kussy, Surprise, and Gold Corp Express, (or Blue, Yellow, and Red, respectively), which provide access to most of the runs on the mountain in a matter of minutes, as well as one traditional-speed lift (Stewart, or "Green"), and aSno-Carpet.
Terry Peak hosted theNCAA Skiing Championships in1971. Several radio stations have transmitter towers at the summit.
| Climate data for Terry Peak 44.3275 N, 103.8346 W, Elevation: 6,775 ft (2,065 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 31.2 (−0.4) | 31.7 (−0.2) | 39.6 (4.2) | 46.3 (7.9) | 55.7 (13.2) | 66.8 (19.3) | 75.2 (24.0) | 74.3 (23.5) | 65.5 (18.6) | 50.8 (10.4) | 38.7 (3.7) | 31.0 (−0.6) | 50.6 (10.3) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 21.3 (−5.9) | 21.2 (−6.0) | 28.6 (−1.9) | 35.1 (1.7) | 44.4 (6.9) | 54.6 (12.6) | 62.3 (16.8) | 61.2 (16.2) | 52.8 (11.6) | 39.8 (4.3) | 29.1 (−1.6) | 21.7 (−5.7) | 39.3 (4.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 11.4 (−11.4) | 10.7 (−11.8) | 17.6 (−8.0) | 24.0 (−4.4) | 33.1 (0.6) | 42.4 (5.8) | 49.4 (9.7) | 48.2 (9.0) | 40.0 (4.4) | 28.7 (−1.8) | 19.4 (−7.0) | 12.3 (−10.9) | 28.1 (−2.1) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 1.56 (40) | 1.80 (46) | 2.24 (57) | 3.83 (97) | 5.43 (138) | 4.44 (113) | 3.42 (87) | 2.54 (65) | 2.11 (54) | 3.28 (83) | 1.72 (44) | 1.53 (39) | 33.9 (863) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[5] | |||||||||||||
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clickingCoordinates (underLocation); copyLatitude andLongitude figures from top of table; clickZoom to location; clickPrecipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click30-year normals, 1991-2020; click800m; clickRetrieve Time Series button.
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