Harney Peak via Little Devil's Tower trailhead
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 7.25 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,588 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,585 ft
- Max elevation
- 7,239 ft
- TrailRank
- 32
- Min elevation
- 6,296 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 6 hours 46 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1089
- Uploaded
- June 23, 2011
- Recorded
- June 2011
near Sylvan Lake Resort, South Dakota (United States)
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Itinerary description
The most popular way to Harney Peak is from the Sylvan Lake trailhead, but a short drive to the Little Devil's Tower trailhead let's you visit both summits for the same hiking distance. There is also a new connector trail (see waypoints) that leds a meger .1 miles to an intersection with the Cathedral Spires trail allowing you to actually visit all three areas from one trailhead.
Waypoints
Waypoint
7,040 ft
Connection to Trail #9 north
This trail comes in from the Willow Creek trailhead. It's one mile longer with an extra 1000' of elevation gain (each way) but is less traveled for obvious reasons.
Waypoint
6,689 ft
Connector to Cathedral Spires
This new connection to the Cathedral Spires trail leds just .1 miles to intersect the other trail just short of the trail's upper end.
Waypoint
6,623 ft
Enter Black Elk Wilderness
Waypoint
6,875 ft
Intersection with trail from Sylvan Lake trailhead
Waypoint
6,714 ft
Little Devil's Tower Spur
Car park
0 ft
Little Devil's trailhead parking
Space for about a dozen cars, vault toilets available.
Summit
0 ft
Lookout tower
The old forest service fire lookout tower now serves as a destination for hikers. At 7,200 feet it is the highest peak east of the Rockies.
Waypoint
6,617 ft
Norbeck Trail intersection
Waypoint
6,732 ft
Saddle Pass
Waypoint
6,643 ft
Trail to Iron Mountain horse camp
Intersection with trail from Iron Mountain Horse Camp.
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Not as popular as the Sylvan Lake trial, but the scenery is much better. If you're going to Harney Peak, definitely take this route.