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The Queen City’s Crown: Lookout Mountain, Spearfish Peak, Crow Peak

I have now been to the top of all three "jewels" in the crown of "Queen City" Spearfish. First Lookout Mountain to the east last month, much closer to my front door than it was to Ezra Kind's before he wrote his last:

View of Spearfish from top of Lookout Mountain, 2011.09.27
View of Spearfish from top of Lookout Mountain, 2011.09.27

Then Spearfish Peak to the south a couple weekends ago:

Spearfish Peak: View southwest over USGS marker toward Spearfish Canyon, 2011.10.16
Spearfish Peak: View southwest over USGS marker toward Spearfish Canyon, 2011.10.16

Then Crow Peak (Paha Karitukateyapi, Lakota for "the place where the Crow were killed") to the west this morning, with a nice bike ride up Higgins Gulch and a brisk uphill trek up three miles of trail:

So I guess my stay in Spearfish really is all downhill from here. We've got our snowshoes: bring on winter!

4 Comments

  1. JohnKelley 2011.10.30

    But did you buy your season pass - the sale price is only good for 1 more day?

  2. caheidelberger Post author | 2011.10.30

    Season pass? For what? BHNF is still free in the winter, isn't it?

  3. larry kurtz 2011.10.30

    Nice shots, Cory, and a clear day to boot; great to see you getting the lay of the land.

    That bowl to the north at the end of your video is filling in nicely with forbs after a lightning struck fire cleared the pine out that side of the mountain restoring it to look more like it did when the Crow were killed. If only the rest of the peak were as healthy....

  4. John Nelson 2011.10.30

    Nice! I loved going up Crow Peak for a great view of the surrounding area. I was often tempted to go up and camp, but never did. Enjoy!

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