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Sylvan Hill, South Dakota

Prominence: 763 ft, 233 m

Elevation: 7000 feet, 2134 meters

True Isolation: 3.02 mi, 4.86 km

Elevation Info:	NAVD88 Elevation: 7002 ft / 2135 m
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	43° 50' 38'' N, 103° 35' 11'' W 43.843794, -103.586484 (Dec Deg) 613625 E 4855495 N, Zone 13 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	South Dakota
County/Second Level Region	Custer (Highest Point)
City/Town	West Custer
Links Search Engines - search the web for "Sylvan Hill": Wikipedia Search Microsoft Bing Search Google Search Yahoo Search Other Web Sites Sylvan Peak at SummitPost "Sylvan Peak" at ListsOfJohn Sylvan Peak at Summits on the Air (Amateur Radio) CoHP.org Trip Report for Custer, SD by Michael Schwartz CoHP.org Trip Report for Custer, SD by Dave Covill CoHP.org Trip Report for Custer, SD by Jerry Brekhus CoHP.org Trip Report for Custer, SD by Hiram Rogers CoHP.org Trip Report for Custer, SD by John and Kathy Mitchler CoHP.org Trip Report for Custer, SD by Charlie Winger Weather and Snow National Weather Service Forecast NOAA Snow Depth Map Lists that contain Sylvan Hill: Top 10 County High Points Grid for U.S. States (Rank #130) CoHP High Five List (Rank #72) Midwest USA Top 25 by Prominence (Rank #17) Black Hills 6500-foot Peaks (Rank #6) South Dakota County High Points (Rank #3) Midwest USA CoHPs (Rank #3)
Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 65 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 65) Selected Trip Reports: 2004-05-21 by Scott Surgent 2009-05-03 by Dave Dunham 2012-05-03 by Gustav Sexauer 2014-05-17 by Lupe ! 2016-10-13 by William Musser 2017-01-01 by Craig Johnson 2017-05-27 by Lupe ! 2018-07-12 by Björn Paulsson 2018-09-05 by Arthur Caverly (GPS Track) 2019-01-13 by Adam Johnson 2021-07-10 by Tom Van Stee 2022-05-06 by Dennis Stewart 2022-11-12 by Josh Super
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Black Hills, SD Expedition No. 89: Lupe on summit of Sylvan Hill. Harney Peak (center left) and Little Devil's Tower (just left of the highest rock on Sylvan Hill) are visible in the background about 3 miles to the ENE (2014-05-17). Photo by Lupe !. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page (Detailed prominence information) Clean Prominence: 763 ft/233 m Optimistic Prominence: 800 ft/244 m Line Parent: Black Elk Peak Key Col: 6237 ft/1901 m
Isolation	Isolation Page (Detailed isolation information) Distance: 3.02 mi/4.86 km Isolation Limit Point: 43.8658, -103.5342 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database: McGillicuddy Peak (ENE)
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: North America Plains Range3: Great Plains Range4: Black Hills Range5: Southern Black Hills
Drainage Basins	Missouri Mississippi Gulf of Mexico Atlantic Ocean
Ownership	Land: Black Hills National Forest
Topo Map	Custer O43103g5 1:24,000
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
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Other Photos

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Black Hills, SD Expedition No. 88: Sylvan Hill from the summit of Little Devil's Tower about 3 miles away. Photo is looking W (2014-05-17). Photo by Lupe !.
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Black Hills, SD Expedition No. 89: Lupe at the summit of Sylvan Hill. Sylvan Hill offers among the very best 360 degree views of the Black Hills, SD. They rival those from Harney Peak, 3 miles to the ENE. Photo is looking SE (2014-05-17). Photo by Lupe !.
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Black Hills, SD Expedition No. 97: David near the W edge of the massive granite outcropping extending out to the W of Harney Peak. 7,000 ft. Sylvan Hill is the first ridge visible beyond David (2014-09-25). Photo by Lupe !.
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Black Hills, SD Expedition No. 103: Lupe on Peak 6733 with Sylvan Hill in the background. Photo is looking ENE (2014-11-06). Photo by Lupe !.
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A buffalo herd south of Sylvan Peak, South Dakota Photo by Tom Scheimo.
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