South Dakota trails · Harney # 9 North
Harney # 9 North
A 4.4-mile out-and-back in South Dakota, with 1,802 ft of climbing. Reaches Black Elk Peak. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Black Elk Peak (summit)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:46 a.m., the sun rises at 6:16 a.m. and sets at 7:31 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:01 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 16 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.7-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 02 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:18 a.m. — 8 h 13 min before sunset.
Loop options
- WILLOW CREEK RUSHMORE #5 + HARNEY # 9 NORTH + Willow Creek Rushmore #5 Trail — 5.8 mi loop, 1,041 ft gain
- CENTENNIAL ON HELL + Willow Creek Rushmore #5 Trail + HARNEY # 9 NORTH — 14.3 mi loop, 3,330 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Little Devil's Tower — 2.0 mi
- Lost Cabin #2 — 2.0 mi
- Sunday Gulch Trail — 2.4 mi
- Centennial On Hell — 3.2 mi