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Jewel Cave National Monument contains Jewel Cave, currently the fifth longest cave in the world and second longest cave in the United States, with 220.01 miles (354.07 km) of mapped passageways as of May 2024. [3] [4] [5] It is located approximately 13 miles (21 km) west of the town of Custer in Black Hills of South Dakota.
US 16 is also known as Mount Rushmore Road in western South Dakota. The highway enters South Dakota east of Newcastle, Wyoming. It travels near Jewel Cave, the fourth-longest cave in the world. [2] The highway goes through the city of Custer and shares alignment with US 385. East of Hill City, US 16 splits off US 385.
The road, like several other scenic roads in the Black Hills, was originally laid out by Governor Peter Norbeck, specifically to create a very scenic, slow-speed road for tourists. The section of US 16A from SD 89 to SD 244 is known as the Peter Norbeck Memorial Byway in honor of the governor.
The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1] There are 51 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 29, 2024.
The George S. Mickelson Trail is a rail trail in the Black Hills region of South Dakota. The main trail route extends 108.8 miles (175.1 km), from Edgemont to Deadwood , with approximately nine miles of additional branch trails, including a three-mile (5 km) paved link from Custer to the Custer State Park completed in 2007.
Also worth a visit, the 5,700-acre Camden Hills State Park has 30 miles of hiking trails, oceanside picnic areas, a campground, and a road leading to the 800-foot summit of Mount Battie. f11photo ...
The Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway is a National Scenic Byway in the Black Hills National Forest in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of South Dakota.It is a loop which is composed of portions of U.S. Route 16A (US 16A), South Dakota Highway 244 (SD 244), SD 87, and SD 89.
This park is easily accessible by road from Rapid City. Other nearby attractions are Wind Cave National Park , Mount Rushmore , Jewel Cave National Monument , Crazy Horse Memorial , and Badlands National Park .