Flowing out of the Rockies, the Canadian River has cut a gorge 600 feet deep through sedimentary strata of the High Plains. Rim elevation is 5,400 feet. — — Map (db m62852) HM
The site of one of New Mexico's most spectacular horticultural enterprises, the Orchard Ranch, established by Melvin W. Mills of Springer and notable for its skillfully engineered irrigation system. The ranch cultivated 12 miles of land along the . . . — — Map (db m63777) HM
U.S. Highway 85 Regina, Canada – El Paso, Texas 1588 miles through five states South Belle Fourche • 78 Deadwood • 103 North State Line • 80 Williston, N.D. • 219 Probably the first white men to traverse this area were Wilson Price Hunt and his . . . — — Map (db m231200) HM
The surrounding hills became part of the Custer National Forest July 2, 1908. The cliffs you see on three sides are the Tongue River Member of the Fort Union Geological Formation. The formation, about 56 million years old, is massive sandstone . . . — — Map (db m113212) HM
Crow Buttes, located in Harding County, was the scene of a bizarre battle between the Crow and Sioux Indians in the summer of 1822. Sioux men ravaged a Crow camp, destroying it and raping the squaws. Warfare ensued, Crow warriors left their women . . . — — Map (db m231199) HM
Following the disastrous battles of the Rosebud and Little Big Horn
(Custer) in Montana in June, 1876, the Sioux, save Gall and Sitting
Bull with 400 lodges who went to Canada and Crazy Horse and his
band, in the main, started to drift back to . . . — — Map (db m183413) HM WM
The Castles
Administered by the Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
has been designated a
Registered Natural Landmark
This site possesses exceptional value as an . . . — — Map (db m154916) HM