The Field Atlas
0/363Hills chapter · 43.84° N · 103.53° W
Tertiary granite weathered into a cathedral of gray spires. A winding park road threads tunnels and hairpins through the stone.
The Black Hills are an island of rock in a sea of grass. The Needles Highway is the most theatrical mile. From Black Elk Peak the whole dome of the hills is visible, and the Badlands beyond.
A private leaf
Instant paper, this copy only. Write on the white — a line the walk still owes you.
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Opening the leaf…
Onward
The nearest plates, by the miles.
Badlands60 miles · South DakotaXLVII
Buffalo Gap National Grassland65 miles · South DakotaCCLIX
Devils Tower78 miles · WyomingXXXVII
Ayres Natural Bridge130 miles · WyomingCLXVIII
Grand River National Grassland143 miles · South DakotaCCLV
Laramie Peak145 miles · WyomingCLXIX
Medicine Rocks158 miles · MontanaCCCIII
Fort Pierre National Grassland163 miles · South DakotaCCLIVFold-out
