Local servicesHospitalPipestone County Medical Center - Avera7.7 miPost officeTrosky Post Officeunder a mileTown hallEdgerton City Hall6.5 miPolicePipestone County Sheriff's Office8.0 miFire stationEdgerton Volunteer Fire Department6.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeMinnesota West Community and Technical College Pipestone Campus9.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSioux Falls Regional Airport FSD32 miInterstateI-9017 miUS highwayUS 751.7 miCoachPipestoneJefferson Lines8.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 28 min5:42 am – 9:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 54 min7:56 am – 4:50 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 22°F, lows 5°F29 in of rain a year, on about 56 dayswettest month June40 in of snow a year, on about 21 days11 days above 90°F, 173 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Pipestone station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksSplitrock Lakelake · 5.2 miEast Branch Rock Riverriver · 8.4 miMinnesota West Community and Technical College Pipestone Campuscollege · 9.6 miPipestone National Monument Visitor Centervisitor center · 9.2 miWinnewissa Fallswaterfall · 9.2 miIndian Lakelake · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPoplar Creek State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.4 mi · 234 acresEden State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.8 mi · 159 acresSplit Rock Creek State Parkstate park · 4.9 mi · 952 acresJasper State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.6 mi · 80 acresPipestone National Monumentnational monument · 8.8 mi · 302 acresRingneck Ridge State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.4 mi · 82 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 11 Jul 198224 mi away, near Egan, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 11 Jul 198224 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPipestone County, MN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWinter weather Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025294 of 364 days measured66 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 125main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Minnehaha County, SD, 31 mi away
Drinking waterTroskyserves 86 people from ground water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,706 ft520 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
