Stratosphere Bowl, South Dakota
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Central Pennington unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57702. It stands on Deadman Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rockerville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1894 USGS Hermosa quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Hermosa quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Mount Rushmore quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockerville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1977 USGS Mount Rushmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
372 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 372 fires within 5 miles of Stratosphere Bowl between 1992 and 2020, burning about 20,100 acres in total. 77 started naturally. 14 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 93 |
| Natural | 77 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 73 |
| Debris and open burning | 70 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | BARETTA |
| 6 September 2000 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Black Hills National Forest | BARRETTA |
| 4 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | PICNIC |
| 4 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | SPRING CREEK #2 |
| 4 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | SPRING CREEK #3 |
| 4 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | BAKER OVERLOOK |
| 4 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | UPPER VICTORIA GULCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Stratosphere Bowl: 2 prospects, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Gold, Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills Silica Sand Co Mine | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Perli Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Tepee Gulch Area | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Gold, Silver | |
| Wealthy Mine | Gold | Prospect |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockerville | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Clarkson Addition | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Colonial Pine Hills | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| McGee | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Arrowhead Estates | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Wildwood Addition | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Hisega | 6.1 miles | 18 | |
| Harney | 6.2 miles | 21 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122573002 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1265386. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.





