4f;G 



and I'.liiiT nietrrs. Tlie peoj)!*- in tiie neighborhood insist upon callinj;" 

 it 8,01)0 feet. Next in height comes ( h'ooks T(nver, the liighest point 

 on tlie Limestone PUiteau on the west side, with the altitude of 7,;5l'."» 

 feet, or 2,l'32 meters. The altitude of Terrys Peak, one of the igneous 

 cones in the Xortheni Hills, is 7.L'15 feet, or li,2;)0 meters, and Ousters 

 Peak, another igneous cone in that neighborhood, is slightly lower. 

 The general height of the lllack Hills is between 1,000 and 2,000 

 meters. 



I'lIKCin lATION AND TE:\irKi; ATT IJE. 



The i>recipitation of tlie iJiack Hills is very large comitared wirli 

 that of the surrounding country. There are no records of the annual 

 rainfall in that part in which, judging from tlie nature of the flora and 

 the luxuriant growth of the vegetation, the precipitation must be the 

 largest, viz, in the Uarney IMountain Eange. In fact, there aie no 

 records from any ]»lace in the higher ])art of the Black Hills, 



TnJile-slioiiiii;/ llir tiv(r<(<ie monllihi <iud ttntiiial jirvciintalloii at the U'callnr Ihireuii -stiitioiia 

 in ilic lilack Hilln. ciniijiarvd irilli that of four stations on the pJaiim and three ulationx 

 uitliin the li'ocky Aloiintain reijion. 



! Ai.i- I ! : ' i 



tiulcin; Year. Jan. FeJ). JTar. Aiir. May .Time .Inly j Aiij;- ^'"P 

 , iiietiTS.l " ' 



Deailwoort. S. Dak 



SpearHsli. S. Dak 



Ilapid City, S. Dak . . . 



Fort :Meailp. S. Dak . . 

 Fort Uobiu.soii, Xebr . . 



Snlufv, Xebr 



Fort Fetternian, Wyo. 

 Fort K»-o;j:1i, Alont 



n<I«na. Mont 



Geor;:i'ti>wn, Coin 



Culorailo Springs, Culo 



M.4U 

 1, UO 



2 1 , 057 

 1,150 



1,248 



1,512 

 721 



2, :,K(i 



1,821 



187&-«7 



1889-91 



^ 1881-84 



I 1888-91 



1879-91 



1883-91 



<; 1872-80 



\ 18S0-!)1 



18(;8-82 



1881-9(1 



<i !8ti6-0y 



I 1880-87 



1880-90 



1871-90 



1.25 

 1.22 



;.« 



.73 



.50 



^52 



.46 

 .72 



^1.73 



.42 

 .20 



1.99 

 1.22 



.83 1.16 



1.07 

 1.24 



1.29 

 1.72 



1.75 

 2.26 



.78 

 1.09 



1.06 



.80 



.74 



.50 

 .53 



1.33 



1.11 

 .79 



1.37 



Doadwooil, S. D.ik 



SpearHsli. S. Dak 



Kajiid City, S. Dak 



Fort ilfaelo, S. Dak 



Fort KobinHon, Nc-br 



Snlnoy, Nebr 



Fort Felteniian, Wyo... 

 Fort Kuoj^b, Moul. ." 



H'-lcna, Mont 



Georj:»-town, Colo 



Colorado .Springs, Culo.. 



Alti- 

 tude in 

 met«rs. 



Tear. 



'1.411 

 1, 140 



M,057 

 1,150 



1.2t8 



1.512 

 721 



' 1, 399 



2.580 

 1.821 



1878-87 



1889-91 



^•1881-84 



) 1888-91 



1879-91 



1883-91 



(, 1872-80 



I 1886-91 



1868-82 



1881-90 



( 1800-69 



I 1880-87 



1886-90 



1871-90 



Oct. 



1..58 

 1.44 



(.51 



.08 

 1.50 



I 7 

 S 



1.00 

 .72 



'l.l3 



.89 

 .56 



78 



Xov. 



1.26 

 .53 



Dec. 



1.51 

 1.14 



.46 



.71 



.24 

 .86 



An- 

 nual. 



Greatest dur- Least during' 

 ing any year. \ any year. 



Year. ; Inches. Year. Inches. 



14.] 

 11.: 



1882 

 1891 



1888 



1883 

 1887 



1871 

 1891 



33. 83 

 20. 32 



22.75 



27. 05 

 25.25 



26. 92 



17.86 

 14.18 



1.17 ' 1.17 1.5.95 1800 22.14 



.78 

 .37 



1891 

 1872 



16.42 

 18.56 



1880 

 1890 



1885 

 1886 



1890 



1876 

 1883 



1882 



1890 

 1888 



19. 20 



20. 73 



14.02 



13. 25 

 11.08 



9. 45 

 9.07 



11. 72 

 9. VI 



' Tlic allitndcN of Dead wood and Helena are tlio.se of the si';nal .station.-* at those places. For the 

 other |daceH the altitudes of the railroad tracks at the stations are given. 

 ' The alliliide jjiven fur Fort Meade is that of Stiirgis. the nearest point whose altitutle is ac«'es9ible. 



The above table, which is an abstract from the records «)f the United 

 States Weather Hureaii, sliows tlie average miuithly and annual pre- 



