Pipestone National Monument
By:Lauren p
Climate
The average climate is 43.8º Pipestone gets 27.6 inches of rain a year. Pipestone has overall good weather.
More about Pipestone
Circle trail
Circle trail is a hiking trail. It leads to different parts in the Pipestone National Monument. The trail is 3/4 of a mile.
Three Maidens
Three Maidens is an area were you can go on a picnic. It is a very nice covered area.
Visitor center
At the visitor center, tourists can watch a film about the history of Pipestone and go to a museum.
Pipestone facts
Pipestone is named after a red stone that American Indians extracted. Pipes were made out of pipestone and were used for trading and agreements.
Association with Native Americans
The Native Americans made pipes(seen above) out of pipestone. Only the Native Americans can remove the pipestone because of a law that was made were only the people who first populated the area could extract the stone.