Abandoned Record
About Igloo
The Black Hills Ordnance Depot (BHOD) was a munitions storage and maintenance facility formerly operated by the United States Army Ordnance Corps. The depot was located in Fall River County, in far southwestern South Dakota about eight miles south of the town of Edgemont.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Igloo, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Igloo is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Igloo
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1902 Edgemont sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Hot Springs sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Hot Springs sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1993 Hot Springs sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Igloo
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our South Dakota index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Igloo": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Black Hills Ordnance Depot": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q4920967.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).